Table 2. Prevalence of hypertension across different characteristics of respondents in Addis Ababa city, October 2018.
Characteristics | Number | Percent | Hypertension (%, CI) |
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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) |