Table 1.
Demographic and Basic Descriptive Characteristics of the Studied Variables
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 1611 (36.3) |
| Female | 2821 (63.7) |
| Age, y | |
| Mean (SD) | 34.5 (±15.5) |
| >35 | 2589 (58.4) |
| 35–49 | 1016 (22.9) |
| 50+ | 827 (18.7) |
| Residence status | |
| Rural | 2963 (66.9) |
| Urban | 1469 (33.1) |
| Educational level | |
| Pre‐secondary | 2467 (55.7) |
| Post‐primary | 1965 (44.3) |
| Body mass indexa | |
| <25 | 3574 (80.8) |
| ≥25 | 852 (19.2) |
| Hypertension classification according to WHO's ISH stages (SBP/DBP) – (Total) | |
| Optimal | 1912 (43.1) |
| Normal | 991 (22.4) |
| Hi normal | 635 (14.3) |
| Stage 1 | 601 (13.6) |
| Stage 2 | 189 (4.3) |
| Stage 3 | 104 (2.3) |
Abbreviations: DBP, diastolic blood pressure; ISH, isolated systolic hypertension; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SD, standard deviation; WHO, World Health Organization. aBMI ≥25 classified as overweight/obese.