Table 2.
Summary statistics for demographic, socioeconomic status, anthropometry, behavioral and blood pressure characteristics, by comorbidity, N = 2761.
| Total | No Co-Morbidity | Co-Morbidity | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 2761) | (N = 2521) | (N = 240) | ||
| Demographic characteristics | ||||
| Age (years) | <0.001 | |||
| Median (Q1, Q3) | 56.0 (40.0, 66.0) | 55.0 (39.0, 65.0) | 64.0 (56.0, 71.0) | |
| Sex | <0.001 | |||
| Male | 915 (33.1) | 866 (34.4) | 49 (20.4) | |
| Female | 1846 (66.9) | 1655 (65.6) | 191 (79.6) | |
| Currently working | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 532 (34.5) | 509 (36.4) | 23 (16.4) | |
| No | 1008 (65.5) | 891 (63.6) | 117 (83.6) | |
| Residence | 0.611 | |||
| Urban | 1881 (68.1) | 1721 (68.3) | 160 (66.7) | |
| Rural | 880 (31.9) | 800 (31.7) | 80 (33.3) | |
| Socioeconomic characteristics | ||||
| Years of schooling | <0.001 | |||
| Median (Q1, Q3) | 10.0 (7.0, 12.0) | 10.0 (7.0, 12.0) | 8.0 (6.0, 10.0) | |
| Completed high school? | 0.003 | |||
| Yes | 652 (29.5) | 615 (30.3) | 37 (19.9) | |
| No | 1561 (70.5) | 1412 (69.7) | 149 (80.1) | |
| Household wealth tertile | 0.008 | |||
| 1 [lowest] | 751 (33.4) | 665 (32.6) | 86 (41.3) | |
| 2 | 749 (33.3) | 678 (33.2) | 71 (34.1) | |
| 3 [highest] | 748 (33.3) | 697 (34.2) | 51 (24.5) | |
| Support from government? | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 936 (34.7) | 827 (33.5) | 109 (47.6) | |
| No | 1764 (65.3) | 1644 (66.5) | 120 (52.4) | |
| Anthropometric characteristics | ||||
| Waist-to-height ratio | <0.001 | |||
| Median (Q1, Q3) | 0.6 (0.5, 0.7) | 0.6 (0.5, 0.7) | 0.6 (0.6, 0.7) | |
| Body mass index (BMI) category, kg/m2 | 0.012 | |||
| Underweight (<18.5) | 60 (3.2) | 57 (3.3) | 3 (1.9) | |
| Normal weight (18.5–24.9) | 494 (26.1) | 467 (27.0) | 27 (16.7) | |
| Overweight (25–29.9) | 538 (28.5) | 490 (28.3) | 48 (29.6) | |
| Obese (≥30) | 799 (42.3) | 715 (41.4) | 84 (51.9) | |
| Normotensive (<120/80 mmHg) | 0.065 | |||
| Yes | 1342 (48.6) | 1239 (49.1) | 103 (42.9) | |
| No | 1419 (51.4) | 1282 (50.9) | 137 (57.1) | |
| Pre-hypertensive (120/80-139/89mmHg) | 0.466 | |||
| Yes | 1385 (50.2) | 1270 (50.4) | 115 (47.9) | |
| No | 1376 (49.8) | 1251 (49.6) | 125 (52.1) | |
| Hypertensive | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 1168 (42.3) | 1041 (41.3) | 127 (52.9) | |
| No | 1593 (57.7) | 1480 (58.7) | 113 (47.1) | |
| Behavioral characteristics | ||||
| Add salt at table | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 1910 (69.4) | 1770 (70.4) | 140 (58.8) | |
| No | 842 (30.6) | 744 (29.6) | 98 (41.2) | |
| Self-reported vigorous intensity physical activity | 0.468 | |||
| Yes | 366 (13.3) | 338 (13.5) | 28 (11.8) | |
| No | 2376 (86.7) | 2167 (86.5) | 209 (88.2) | |
| Ever used alcohol? | 0.221 | |||
| Yes | 523 (19.0) | 485 (19.3) | 38 (16.0) | |
| No | 2227 (81.0) | 2028 (80.7) | 199 (84.0) | |
| Ever used tobacco? | 0.781 | |||
| Yes | 482 (17.5) | 442 (17.6) | 40 (16.9) | |
| No | 2267 (82.5) | 2070 (82.4) | 197 (83.1) |
Frequencies and percentages in parenthesis are shown for categorical data. p-values shown are for Mann–Whitney U test for continuous data (normality test checked using the Shapiro–Wilk test); and chi-square test for categorical data, and Fisher’s exact test for BMI.