Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants on family history of hypertension, weight status and indicators of parental SES
| Variables | N = 4941 |
|---|---|
| n (%) | |
| Family history of hypertensiona | 1018 (20.6) |
| Weight status—BMI (kg/m2) | |
| Underweight | 534 (10.8) |
| Normal weight | 3548 (71.8) |
| Overweight | 697 (14.1) |
| Obesity | 162 (3.3) |
| Place of residence | |
| Rural areas | 1897 (38.3) |
| Urban areas <100,000 inhabitants | 2021 (40.9) |
| Urban areas ≥100,000 inhabitants | 1023 (20.8) |
| Paternal education | |
| <12 years (primary, vocational) | 2658 (53.8) |
| 12 years (secondary) | 1603 (32.5) |
| >12 years (university degree or above) | 680 (13.7) |
| Maternal education | |
| <12 years (primary, vocational) | 1947 (39.4) |
| 12 years (secondary) | 2013 (40.7) |
| >12 years (university degree or above) | 981 (19.9) |
| Paternal occupation | |
| Economically inactiveb | 180 (3.6) |
| UB/PTJ/pension/others | 513 (10.4) |
| Employed—full-time job | 2974 (60.2) |
| Own business | 727 (14.7) |
| Farming | 547 (11.1) |
| Maternal occupation | |
| Economically inactive | 763 (15.4) |
| UB/PTJ/pension/others | 521 (10.5) |
| Employed—full-time job | 2849 (57.7) |
| Own business | 327 (6.6) |
| Farming | 481 (9.8) |
| Number of children in family | |
| 1 child | 752 (15.2) |
| 2 children | 2312 (46.8) |
| 3 and more children | 1877 (38.0) |
| Income adequacyc | |
| Not enough | 574 (11.6) |
| Enough | 1832 (37.1) |
| More than enough | 2535 (51.3) |
| Family affluence (FAS II)d | |
| Low | 672 (13.6) |
| Medium | 2764 (55.9) |
| High | 1505 (30.5) |
UB/PTJ/pension/others unemployment benefits/part-time job/life annuity/all others
aFirst-degree family history of hypertension: maternal and/or paternal hypertension
bA category that includes people who voluntarily remain out of the active workforce, those raising a family at home and/or those who are unemployed
cAn ordinal measure of more than enough, just enough or not enough money to cover expenses each month reported by study participants’ parents
dFamily affluence evaluated by adolescent participants in the study