Table 2.

Comparison of characteristics for hypertensive and normotensive patients who participated in the study (N=202)

Characteristic		Total (N)	Total	Hypertensive	Normotensive N(%).
			(%).	N(%).
Age	<40 years	58	28.86	21(36.2)	37(63.8)
	>40 years	143	71.14	105(73.4)	38(26.6)
Gender	Male	102	50.75	54(52.9)	48(47.06)
	Female	99	49.25	72(72.7)	27(27.27)
Employment	Employed	76	38.0	41(53.9)	35(46.05)
	Unemployed	124	62.00	85(68.6)	39(31.45)
Pregnancy	Yes	6	5.41	3(50.0)	3(50.00)
	No	105	94.59	74(70.5)	31(29.52)
Education	None	17	8.46	10(58.8)	7(41.18)
	Primary	78	38.81	50(64.1)	28(35.90)
	Secondary	75	37.31	45(60.0)	30(40.00)
	Tertiary	31	15.42	21(67.7)	10(32.26)
Marital status	Never married	29	14.43	7(24.1)	22(75.86)
	Currently married	119	59.20	83(69.8)	36(30.25)
	No longer married	53	26.4	36(67.9)	17(32.1)