Table 3.
Risk Factors with no conventionally statistically significant relations to blood pressure in our sample.
| Factor | Categories |
|---|---|
| Religion | Christian, Muslim, “prefer not to say” |
| Marital status | Married, single |
| Place of birth | Northern, southern, eastern province, western area |
| Place of birth | 14 districts |
| Ethnicity of mother, father | Fula, Koranko, Limba, Mandingo, Mende, Susu, Temne, others |
| Number of siblings | Only child, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, more than 9 |
| Birth order | 1 (first) through 9 (ninth) |
| Years to nearest sibling | Insufficient quality data for analysis |
| School of study | Agriculture, education, environment, health, natural resources, physics/technology, social sciences |
| Year of study | 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th |
| Physical activity | Play sports (football, volleyball, running), do not play sports |
| Watch TV | More than 4 days/week, 3-4 days/week, 1-2 days/week, occasionally |
| Smoker | Yes, no |
| Drink alcohol | Yes (spirits, wine, beer, palm wine), no |
| High caffeine intake | Yes (energy drinks, caffeinated drinks, cola nuts), no |
| Favourite food | Cassava leaf, other leafy green vegetables, beans, “soup,” other |
| Food allergies and taboos | Cassava, pumpkin, lizard, pig, other |
| Fresh fruit consumption | More than 4 days/week, 3-4 days/week, 1-2 days/week, occasionally |
| Green vegetables | More than 4 days/week, 3-4 days/week, 1-2 days/week, occasionally |
| Number of meals per day | 1, 2, or 3 |
| Go to bed hungry | Sometimes, never |
| Go to bed bloated | Sometimes, never |
| General health | Very good, moderate, ok, poor |
| Malaria recently (3 months) | Yes, no |
| Stressed | Yes (money, relationships, exams, accommodation, water supply, noise), no |
| Number of hours of sleep | 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 |
| Family deaths (last 2 years) | None, heart failure, high blood pressure, diabetes, other |