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. 2018 May 18;40:e2018020. doi: 10.4178/epih.e2018020

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics for all participants and by gender, Isfahan, Iran, 2016

Variables Total Women Men p-value
Age (yr) 39.53±15.74 39.45±15.56 39.61±15.90 0.81
BMI (kg/m2) 26.74±4.75 27.09±5.18 26.41±4.28 <0.0011
SBP (mmHg) 117.77±15.81 112.37±16.25 122.8±13.59 <0.0011
DBP (mmHg) 72.21±10.20 68.78±9.67 75.41±9.62 <0.0011
Years of education (yr) <0.0012
 0-5 249 (24.5) 147 (13.5)
 6-12 472 (46.4) 499 (45.8)
 >12 296 (29.1) 444 (40.7)
Marital status <0.0012
 Single 148 (14.5) 288 (26.4)
 Married 788 (77.5) 789 (72.4)
 Separated/widow 81 (8.0) 13 (1.2)
Occupation <0.0012
 Employed 110 (10.8) 752 (69.0)
 Unemployed 7 (0.7) 28 (2.5)
 Homemaker 769 (75.6) 0 (0.0)
 Student 113 (11.1) 125 (11.5)
 Retired 18 (1.8) 185 (17.0)
Economic status 0.19
 Poor 431 (42.4) 494 (45.3)
 Moderate 463 (45.5) 453 (41.6)
 Good 123 (12.1) 143 (13.1)
Diabetes 0.10
 Yes 99 (9.7) 88 (8.1)
 No 918 (90.3) 1,002 (91.9)
Hyperlipidemia 0.06
 Yes 177 (17.4) 162 (14.9)
 No 840 (82.6) 928 (85.1)

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation or number (%).

BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.

1

p-values of the independent t-test.

2

p-values of the chi-square test.