Table 2.
Association between sociodemographic factors, clinical factors, and lifestyle factors and 2HPP Status.
| 2HPP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Abnormal | χ 2 | p-value | |
| Age (Mean ± SD) | 36.67 ± 13.97 | 41.69 ± 13.97 | -2.15 (t-test) |
0.033∗ |
| Sex | 1.09 | 0.297 | ||
| Male | 66 (57.39) | 49 (42.61) | ||
| Female | 21 (67.74) | 10 (32.26) | ||
| Marital Status | 1.21 | 0.546 | ||
| Married | 36 (58.06) | 26 (41.94) | ||
| Single | 47(62.67) | 28 (37.33) | ||
| Separated/Divorced | 4 (44.44) | 5 (55.6) | ||
| Highest Educational Level | 9.65 | 0.086 | ||
| None | 9 (69.23) | 4 (30.77) | ||
| Primary | 8 (57.14) | 6 (42.86) | ||
| Middle School/ JHS | 24 (44.44) | 30 (55.56) | ||
| SHS/ O-level | 23 (71.88) | 9 (28.13) | ||
| Tertiary | 17 (73.91) | 6 (26.09) | ||
| Other | 6 (60.00) | 4 (40.00) | ||
| Employment Status | 0.82 | 0.365 | ||
| Unemployed | 25 (65.79) | 13 (34.21) | ||
| Employed | 62 (57.41) | 46 (42.59) | ||
| Lifestyle Factors | ||||
| Smoking | 0.74 § | |||
| Yes | 7 (70.00) | 3 (30.00) | ||
| No | 80 (58.82) | 56 (41.18) | ||
| Alcohol Intake | 0.18 | 0.675 | ||
| Yes | 14 (63.64) | 8 (36.36) | ||
| No | 73 (58.87) | 51(41.13) | ||
| Clinical Factors | ||||
| Weight (Mean ± SD), Kg | 53.72 ± 8.53 | 51.31 ± 9.41 | 1.58 | 0.117 |
| Height (Mean ± SD), m | 1.67 ± 0.08 | 1.68 ± 0.08 | 0.85 | 0.40 |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | ||||
| Mean ± SD | 18.80 ± 2.73 | 18.02 ± 3.33 | 1.51 | 0.135 |
| Below 18.5 (Underweight) | 59 (57.28) | 44 (42.72) | 0.369 | |
| 18.5-24.9 (Normal) | 26 (65.00) | 14 (35.00) | ||
| 25-29.9 (Over Weight) | 2 (100.00) | 0 | ||
| Above 30 Obese) | 0 | 1(100.00) | ||
| Waist and Hip Circumference, cm | 76.00 ± 7.10 | 76.62 ± 7.68 | -0.5 | 0.619 |
| Waist Circumference (Mean ± SD) | ||||
| Hip Circumference (Mean ± SD) | 89.53 ± 7.65 | 89.14 ± 7.13 | 0.31 | 0.756 |
| Waist-Hip Ratio (Mean ± SD) | 0.86 ± 0.06 | 0.86 ± 0.08 | -0.22 | 0.824 |
| Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 116.39 ± 17.43 | 119.42± 26.99 | -0.76 | 0.449 |
| SBP (Mean ± SD) | ||||
| DBP (Mean ± SD) | 76.76 ± 11.99 | 77.66 ± 12.35 | -0.44 | 0.664 |
| Pulse (Mean ± SD) | 103.10 ± 15.81 | 107.10± 18.40 | -1.36 | 0.176 |
∗p<0.05; values were based on Pearson chi-square and Fisher's exact test for categorical variables, and t-test for comparing the means. SD: standard deviation of age. (%) represents row percentage and § p-value estimate from Fisher's exact test.