Table 3.

Bivariate analysis of lifestyle risk factors of hypertension

	Cases	Controls
Factors/Variables	n (%)	n (%)	OR (95% CI)	p
How often do eat red meat				0.010
Never	15 (20.0)	6 (8.2)	0.23 (0.07, 0.70)
<1/wk	20 (26.7)	34 (46.6)	0.29 (0.12, 0.69)
1-2/wk	26 (34.7)	13 (17.8)	Ref
>2/wk	14 (18.7)	20 (27.4)	0.84 (0.34, 2.02)
How often do you eat processed meat				0.303
Never	42 (58.3)	35 (50.7)	Ref
<1/wk	26 (36.1)	25 (36.2)	1.15 (0.56, 2.34)
>/wk	4(5.6)	9 (13.0)	2.70 (0.76, 9.52)
Do you smoke	42 (71.2)	45 (81.8)	1.82 (0.75, 4.42)	0.317
Do take alcohol	38 (63.3)	52 (81.3)	2.51 (1.11, 5.69)	0.028
How often do you exercise?				0.139
Always	18 (27.3)	9 (14.1)
Rarely	38 (57.6)	40 (62.5)	2.11 (0.84, 5.25)
Never	10 (15.2)	15 (23.4)	3.00 (0.96, 9.30)
How often do you add salt in food?				0.145
Every meal	11 (14.5)	11 (15.1)
Once in a while	53 (69.7)	49 (67.1)	0.92 (0.36, 2.32)
I don’t add	12 (15.8)	13 (17.8)	1.08 (0.34, 3.41)
Consumption of vegetables				0.989
Everyday	32 (42.1)	32 (43.2)
Once in a while	43 (56.6)	41 (55.4)	0.95 (0.49, 1.82)
I don’t take	1 (1.3)	1 (1.4)	(0.05, 16.6)