Table 2. Comparison of patients with and those without hypertension .
| Non Hypertensive (n=374) | Hypertensive (n=724) | P | ||
| Age (y) | 69.4±8.6 | 70.5±7.9 | 0.033 | |
| Sex | Male | 202 (58.2%) | 312 (43.1%) | |
| Female | 145 (41.8%) | 412 (56.9%) | <0.001 | |
| The place of birth | Rural Region | 162 (47.8%) | 364 (51.9%) | |
| Urban Region | 177 (52.2%) | 337 (48.1%) | 0.236 | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 52 (15.0%) | 188 (26.0%) | <0.001 | |
| Cardiac diseases | 58 (16.7%) | 211 (29.1%) | <0.001 | |
| Asthma | 13 (3.7%) | 35 (4.8%) | 0.517 | |
| Stroke | 6 (1.7%) | 31 (4.3%) | 0.050 | |
| Anxiety disorders | 35 (10.1%) | 93 (12.8%) | 0.229 | |
| Depression | 29 (8.4%) | 89 (12.3%) | 0.089 | |
| Cancer | 8 (2.3%) | 3 (0.4%) | 0.007 | |
| Hyperlipidemia | 13 (3.7%) | 42 (5.8%) | 0.201 | |
| Active smoking | Never | 256 (74.0%) | 579 (80.4%) | |
| Active | 54 (15.6%) | 71 (9.9%) | ||
| Quitted | 36 (10.4%) | 70 (9.7%) | 0.019 | |
| Passive smoker | 41 (12.2%) | 96 (13.7%) | 0.589 | |
| Medications for diabetes | 38 (11.0%) | 173 (23.9%) | <0.001 | |
| Oral Hypoglycemic agents | 34 (9.8%) | 154 (21.3%) | <0.001 | |
| Insulin | 7 (2.0%) | 24 (3.3%) | 0.303 | |
| Aware of blood pressure | 189 (55.3%) | 531 (73.8%) | <0.001 | |
| Having medical insurance | 320 (92.5%) | 663 (91.7%) | 0.748 | |
| Having complimentary health insurance | 182 (53.5%) | 347 (50.2%) | 0.321 | |
| Double glazed windows in house | 26 (7.5%) | 35 (4.9%) | 0.109 | |
| Marital status | Married | 268 (77.2%) | 496 (68.5%) | 0.003 |
| Physical activity | None | 71 (20.8%) | 197 (27.6%) | |
| 15-30 minutes | 80 (23.4%) | 213 (29.9%) | ||
| 30-60 minutes | 94 (27.5%) | 186 (26.1%) | ||
| 60 minutes or more | 97 (28.4%) | 117 (16.4%) | <0.001 | |
| On low fat low salt diet | 161 (50.0%) | 423 (62.8%) | <0.001 | |
| Annual ophthalmologic and cardiac examinations | 155 (49.1%) | 412 (61.6%) | <0.001 | |
| Chest pain | 69 (20.2%) | 247 (34.8%) | <0.001 | |
| Dizziness | 122 (36.4%) | 340 (48.2%) | <0.001 | |
| Being head of family | 219 (64.2%) | 421 (58.6%) | 0.195 | |
| BMI classification | Underweight | 94 (29.1%) | 110 (16.1%) | |
| Healthy Weight | 150 (46.4%) | 309 (45.2%) | ||
| Overweight | 79 (24.5%) | 264 (38.7%) | <0.001 | |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 96.8±15.2 | 103.0±13.0 | <0.001 | |
| Waist to hip ratio | 0.95± 0.09 | 0.97±0.07 | 0.024 | |
| Educational level | Illiterate | 154 (44.4%) | 431 (59.6%) | |
| Primary | 111 (32.0%) | 176 (24.3%) | ||
| Secondary | 56 (16.1%) | 74 (10.2%) | ||
| Higher Education | 26 (7.5%) | 42 (5.8%) | <0.001 |