Table 3.
Prevalence of hypertension by sociodemographic and anthropometric characteristics of the participants
| Variable | Hypertensive | Normotensive | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | |||
| ≤ 40 | 17 (9.6) | 24 (13.5) | 0.046* |
| > 40 | 81 (45.5) | 56 (31.5) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 6 (3.4) | 15 (8.4) | 0.009* |
| Female | 93 (51.9) | 65 (36.3) | |
| Educational Status | |||
| None | 7 (3.9) | 3 (1.7) | 0.153 |
| Quaranic | 62 (34.6) | 53 (29.6) | |
| Primary | 17 (9.5) | 7 (3.9) | |
| Secondary | 10 (5.6) | 9 (5.0) | |
| Tertiary | 3 (1.7) | 8 (4.5) | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hausa/Fulani | 82 (48.2) | 66 (38.8) | 0.468 |
| Others | 14 (8.2) | 8 (4.7) | |
| Employment Status | |||
| Employed | 52 (31.3) | 50 (30.1) | 0.291 |
| Unemployed | 38 (22.9) | 26 (15.7) | |
| Sedentary lifestyle | |||
| Yes | 30 (17.0) | 18 (10.2) | 0.244 |
| No | 68 (38.4) | 61 (34.5) | |
| Smoking | |||
| Yes | 1 (0.6) | 5 (2.8) | 0.053 |
| No | 98 (54.8) | 75 (41.9) | |
| Alcohol | |||
| Yes | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.1) | 0.198 |
| No | 99 (100) | 78 (43.6) | |
| Family history of hypertension | |||
| Yes | 45 (25.1) | 34 (19.0) | 0.692 |
| No | 54 (30.2) | 46 (25.7) | |
| Body Mass Index | |||
| Normal | 18 (11.7) | 16 (10.4) | 0.235 |
| Overweight | 25 (16.2) | 27 (17.5) | |
| Obesity | 43 (27.9) | 25 (16.2) | |
| Central obesity | |||
| Yes | 76 (46.3) | 56 (34.2) | 0.853 |
| No | 19 (11.6) | 13 (7.9) |
*
Statistical significance, p < 0.05