Table 2.

Distribution and classification of blood pressure in the study population, Bahir Dar, northwest Ethiopia, January 2020 (n = 222).

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
SBP	<90 mmHg (hypotensive)	2	0.9
	90–119.99 mmHg (normal)	107	48.2
	120–139.99 (prehypertensive)	72	32.4
	≥140 mmHg (hypertensive)	41	18.5
	Mean systolic	122.23
DBP	<60 mmHg (hypotensive)	1	0.4
	60–79 mmHg (normal)	97	43.7
	80–89.99 (prehypertensive)	75	33.8
	≥90 mmHg (hypertensive)	49	22.1
	Mean diastolic	81.75
Magnitude of hypertension	Controlled hypertension (by taking antihypertensive drugs)	6	2.7
	Hypertensive by physical measurement	59	26.58
	Total	65	29.28
Isolated BP-values	Isolated systolic hypertension	10	4.5
	Isolated diastolic hypertension	18	8.1
	Total	28	12.6
Stages of hypertension	Stage I	48	21.62
	Stage II	11	4.95
	Total	59	26.57