Table 3. Risk factors according to hypertension status in the study participants.
| Variable | Hypertensives n (%) | Nonhypertensives n (%) | Total (n = 844) n (%) | p-value |
| Tobacco smoking (n = 844) | ||||
| Current | 42 (6.7) | 31 (14.1) | 73 (8.6) | 0.002 |
| Former | 52 (8.3) | 22 (10.0) | 74 (8.8) | |
| Never | 530 (85.0) | 167 (75.9) | 697 (82.6) | |
| Alcohol consumption (n = 309) | ||||
| Low to moderate | 195 (73.6) | 35 (79.5) | 230 (74.4) | 0.460 |
| Excessive | 70 (26.4) | 09 (20.5) | 79 (25.6) | |
| Obesity (n = 844) | ||||
| Normal | 152 (24.3) | 115 (52.7) | 267 (31.5) | |
| Overweight | 208 (33.2) | 67 (30.5) | 275 (32.5) | 0.000 |
| Obese | 232 (37.1) | 34 (15.9) | 266 (31.5) | |
| Morbidly obese | 34 (5.4) | 02 (0.9) | 36 (4.5) | |
| Waist circumference (n = 486) | ||||
| Men (> 102 cm) | 76 (31.9) | 86 (34.7) | 162 (33.3) | 0.564 |
| Women (> 88 cm) | 189 (79.4) | 168 (67.7) | 357 (73.4) | 0.004 |
| Diabetes mellitus (n = 839) | ||||
| Yes | 110 (17.7) | 22 (10.0) | 132 (15.7) | 0.007 |
| No | 509 (82.3)c | 198 (90.0) | 707 (84.3) | |
| Hypercholesterolaemia (n = 811) | ||||
| Yes | 102 (25.8) | 75 (18.0) | 177 (21.8) | 0.008 |
| No | 293 (74.2) | 341 (82.0) | 634 (78.2) | |
p-value = comparison of variables between the two groups.