Table 1.
Participants’ Baseline Characteristics
| Variables | Frequency (%) Mean ± SD |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 38.4 ± 21.6 | |
| Sex | Male | 90 (41.9%) |
| Female | 125 (58.1%) | |
| Marital Status | Single | 59 (27.4) |
| Married | 144 (70.0) | |
| Divorced | 4 (1.9) | |
| Widowed | 5 (2.3) | |
| Others | 3 (1.4) | |
| Occupation | Employed | 139 (66.5) |
| Unemployed | 70 (33.5) | |
| Previous DM history | Yes | 11 (5.1) |
| No | 204 (94.9) | |
| Previous Hypertension history | Yes | 40 (18.6) |
| No | 175 (81.4) | |
| Use of antihypertensives | Yes | 11 (5.1) |
| No | 204 (94.9) | |
| Alcohol consumption | Never | 52 (27.5) |
| Infrequent | 72 (38.1) | |
| Frequent | 65 (34.4) | |
| Smoking | Never | 111 (58.7) |
| Infrequent | 64 (33.9) | |
| Frequent | 14 (7.4) | |
| Recommended Physical activity levels | No | 89 (47.1) |
| Infrequent | 62 (32.8) | |
| Frequent | 38 (20.1) | |
| Blood pressure (171 respondents) | SBP (mmHg) | 143 ± 24.4 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 85.7 ± 13.5 | |
| Blood pressure categories | Normal (< 120/80 mmHg) | 97 (50.9) |
| Prehypertension (120–139/80-89 mmHg) | 14 (8.2) | |
| Hypertension (≥140/90 mmHg) | 70 (40.9) | |
| RBG (mg/dl) | 128.7 ± 49.1 | |
| Plasma LDL levels (n = 188) | Normal | 114 (60.6) |
| Elevated | 74 (39.4) | |
| Plasma Total cholesterol levels (n = 188) | Normal | 90 (47.9) |
| Elevated | 98 (52.1) |