Table 2.
Prevalence of hypertension and haemodynamic presentation of health workers in Sefwi-Wiawso Municipal Hospital stratified by gender.
| Parameter | Total | Female | Male | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 35 (31.25) | 21 (32.81) | 14 (29.17) | 0.0381 |
| (SBP < 120 and DBP < 80) | ||||
| Prehypertension | 59 (52.68) | 36 (56.25) | 23 (47.92) | |
| (SBP 120–139 or DBP 80–89) | ||||
| Stage 1 hypertension | 15 (13.40) | 4 (6.25) | 11 (22.90) | |
| (SBP 140–159 or DBP 90–99) | ||||
| Stage 2 hypertension | 3 (2.70) | 3 (4.70) | 0 (0.00) | |
| (SBP ≥ 160 or DBP ≥ 100) | ||||
| Hypertension | 18 (16.07) | 7 (10.94) | 11 (22.92) | 0.1191 |
| (SBP ≥ 140 or DBP ≥ 90) | ||||
| Hypertension with both SBP & DBP | 8 (7.14) | 4 (6.25) | 4 (8.33) | 0.7227 |
| (SBP ≥ 140 and DBP ≥ 90) | ||||
| Hypertension with high SBP | 9 (8.04) | 4 (6.25) | 5 (10.42) | 0.494 |
| (SBP ≥ 140) | ||||
| Hypertension with high DBP | 17 (15.18) | 7 (10.94) | 10 (20.83) | 0.1197 |
| (DBP ≥ 90) | ||||
| Hypertension with isolated SBP | 1 (0.90) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (2.13) | 0.4234 |
| (SBP ≥ 140 and DBP < 90) | ||||
| Hypertension with isolated DBP | 9 (8.11) | 3 (4.69) | 6 (12.77) | 0.1645 |
| (SBP < 140 and DBP ≥ 90) | ||||
Data are presented as the frequency with the corresponding percentage in parenthesis. p is significant at 0.05. SBP: systolic blood pressure and DBP: diastolic blood pressure.