Table 5.
High blood pressure and selected variables of urban and rural respondents
| Urban n = 500 | χ,2 (p value) | Rural n = 500 | χ,2 (p value) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socio-demographic /other variables | Category | High BP | High BP | ||||
| YES(%) | NO (%) | YES (%) | NO (%) | ||||
| Sex | Male | 9(3.5) | 246(96.5) | 3.565 (0.059) |
3(1.2) | 252(98.8) | 5.040 (0.025a) |
| Female | 18(7.3) | 227(92.7) | 11(4.5) | 234(95.5) | |||
| Age | Early adolescence | 14(6.1) | 216(93.9) | 4.327b (0.115) |
8(3.6) | 217(96.4) | 1.755b (0.416) |
| Mid adolescence | 13(5.6) | 220(94.4) | 4(1.8) | 223(98.2) | |||
| Late adolescence | 0(0.0) | 37(100.0) | 2(4.2) | 46(95.8) | |||
| BMI (Weight Status) | Normal weight | 12(2.9) | 404(97.1) | 24.24b (< 0.001a) |
10(2.1) | 468(97.9) | 10.91b (0.004a) |
| Overweight | 8(14.0) | 49(86.0) | 3(15.0) | 17(85.0) | |||
| Obese | 7(25.9) | 20(74.1) | 1(50.0) | 1(50.0) | |||
| Socio-economic Status | Low | 12(5.7) | 197(94.3) | 0.082 (0.775) |
7(2.3) | 300(97.7) | 0.790 (0.374) |
| High | 15(5.2) | 276(94.8) | 7(3.6) | 186(96.4) | |||
| Physical activity level | Physically inactive | 15(6.2) | 226(93.8) | 0.618 (0.432) |
10(3.7) | 258(96.3) | 1.841 (0.175) |
| Physically active | 12(4.6) | 247(95.4) | 4(1.7) | 228(98.3) | |||
| Father’s Educational Status n = 826 # | Low | 0(0.0) | 60(100.0) | 7.212b (0.007)a |
5(4.3) | 110(95.7) | 1.241 (0.265) |
| High | 22(6.3) | 326(93.7) | 7(2.3) | 296(97.7) | |||
| Mother’s Educational Status n = 825 # | Low | 1(1.3) | 78(98.7) | 4.257b (0.039)a | 4(2.9) | 136(97.1) | 0.432b (0.511) |
| High | 21(6.3) | 313(93.7) | 5(1.8) | 267(98.2) | |||
aStatistically significant at p < 0.05. Likelihood Ratio used because at least one cell has an expected value less than 5
bLikelihood ratio/Fisher exact test used because at least one cell has an expected value < 5. #- Respondents who did not know parental educational status were excluded from analysis