Table 1.
Participants’ socio-demographic characteristics and prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension (n = 1048)
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| Mean (SD) | 15.6(1.6) |
| Range | 13–18 |
| BMI | |
| Mean (SD) | 19.5(2.8) |
| Range | 13.5–30.5 |
| Body weight status (n, %) | |
| Underweight | 387(36.9) |
| Ideal weight | 621(59.3) |
| Overweight | 35(3.3) |
| Obese | 5(0.5) |
| Gender (n, %) | |
| Male | 653(62.3) |
| Female | 395(37.7) |
| Religion (n, %) | |
| Islam | 887(84.6) |
| Christianity | 161(15.4) |
| Occupation of parents (n, %) | |
| White collar | 378(36.1) |
| Blue collar | 639(61) |
| Unemployed | 31(3) |
| Education of parents (n, %) | |
| Higher education | 606(57.8) |
| Secondary education | 327(31.2) |
| Primary education | 26(2.5) |
| Islamic education | 89(8.5) |
| Undiagnosed hypertension (n, %) | |
| Yes | 138(13.2) |
| No | 910(86.8) |
| Stages of hypertension (n, %) | |
| Prehypertension | 117(82.4) |
| Stage 1 hypertension | 25(17.6) |