Table 3.

Factors associated with hypertension among respondents

Factors	Hypertensive N = 368	Non hypertensive N = 596	Chi square	P value
Age
<40	146	420	87.7	0.0001
>40	222	176
BMI
Underweight <18.5 kg/m2	8	36	30.7	0.0001
Normal weight 18.5–24.9 kg/m2	154	322
Overweight 25–29.9 kg/m2	124	162
Obese >30 kg/m2	82	76
Sex
Male	147	183	8.630	0.004
Female	221	413
Education
No formal education	66	24	39.40	0.0001
Primary	86	142
Secondary education	160	288
Post secondary	66	144
Religion
Christianity	268	414	0.78	0.378
Islam	100	176
Marital
Single	37	141	44.06	0.0001
Married	299	441
Separated	6	4
Widowed	26	10