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. 2021 Apr 1;16(4):e0248934. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248934

Table 2. Prevalence of hypertension across different characteristics of respondents in Addis Ababa city, October 2018.

Characteristics Number Percent Hypertension (%, CI)
Age
18–29 1508 42.4 12.86 (11.17–14.56)
30–49 1304 36.6 31.29 (28.77–33.81)
≥50 748 21.0 58.69 (55.15–62.23)
Current smoker
Yes 150 4.2 34.67 (26.96–42.37)
No 3410 95.8 29.00 (27.48–30.53)
Current khat use
Yes 330 9.3 31.2 (26.19–36.24)
No 3229 90.7 29.0 (27.45–30.58)
Current alcohol use
Yes 1162 32.6 32.79 (30.09–35.49)
No 2397 67.4 27.53 (25.74–29.32)
Fruit servings consumed in days per week
None 1107 31.1 34.24 (31.44–37.04)
1–3 days 2126 59.7 27.19 (25.29–29.08)
4–7 days 266 7.5 24.81 (19.59–30.04)
Don’t know 61 1.7 29.51 (17.73–41.29)
Vegetable servings consumed in days per week
None 530 14.9 30.19 (26.27–34.11)
1–3 days 2549 71.6 29.23 (27.46–30.99)
4–7 days 448 12.6 28.57 (24.37–32.77)
Don’t know 33 0.9 24.24 (8.81–39.67)
High physical activity
Yes 542 15.2 21.77 (18.29–25.26)
No 3018 84.8 30.58 (28.94–32.23)
Low physical activity
Yes 986 27.7 30.53 (27.65–33.41)
No 2574 72.3 28.75 (27.00–30.50)
Raised blood glucose (≥110 mg/dl)
Yes 51 8.5 58.82 (44.84–72.80)
No 551 91.5 37.57 (33.51–41.62)
Raised cholesterol (≥190 mg/dl)
Yes 255 43.8 49.80 (43.63–55.98)
No 327 56.2 31.50 (26.44–36.56)
Raised triglyceride (≥150 mg/dl)
Yes 241 41.4 54.36 (48.02–60.69)
No 341 58.6 29.03 (24.19–33.87)
Family history of hypertension
Yes 718 20.2 38.30 (34.74–41.87)
No 2714 76.2 26.46 (24.79–28.12)
Don’t know 128 3.6 37.50 (29.00–46.00)