Table 1.
Socio-Demographic and Lifestyle Characteristics for Evaluation of Anthropometric Indices for Screening Hypertension Among Mizan Tepi University Employees Southwest of Ethiopia, 2020
| Variables | Hypertensive | Non Hypertensive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male N=75, (%) | Female N=47, (%) | Male N=258, (%) | Female N=205, (%) | ||
| Ethnicity | Bench | 29(38.66) | 19(40.42) | 94(36.43) | 76(37.07) |
| Amara | 19(25.33) | 9(19.15) | 62(24.03) | 56(27.31) | |
| Oromo | 9(12.00) | 1(2.10) | 25(9.69) | 22(10.73) | |
| Kaffa | 9(12.00) | 8(17.02) | 30(11.62) | 27(13.17) | |
| Gurage | 1(1.33) | 4(8.51) | 18(6.97) | 7(3.41) | |
| Others | 8(10.66) | 6(12.76) | 29(11.24) | 17(8.29) | |
| Religion | Orthodox | 36(48) | 27(57.44) | 118(45.74) | 95(46.34) |
| Protestant | 36(48.00) | 17(36.17) | 117(45.34) | 95(46.34) | |
| Muslim | 1(1.33) | 3(6.38) | 19(7.36) | 12(5.85) | |
| Others(catholic and others) | 2(2.67) | 0(0) | 4(1.55) | 3(1.46) | |
| Work status | Administrative staff | 38(50.70) | 30(63.82) | 98(37.98) | 78(38.04) |
| Academic staff | 20(26.60) | 6(12.76) | 80(31.00) | 54(26.34) | |
| Hospital technical staff | 9(12.00) | 8(17.02) | 55(21.31) | 51(24.87) | |
| Hospital administrative staff | 8(10.70) | 3(6.38) | 25(9.68) | 22(10.73) | |
| Marital status | Married | 59(78.70) | 37(78.72) | 160(62.01) | 126(61.46) |
| Single | 14(18.70) | 5(10.63) | 89(34.49) | 58(28.29) | |
| Others(Widowed, Divorced, Separated, refused to answer) | 2(2.60) | 5(10.63) | 9(3.48) | 21(10.24) | |
| Level of education | Primary | 9(120) | 8(17.02) | 29(11.24) | 26(12.68) |
| Secondary | 5(6.60) | 3(6.38) | 13(5.03) | 17(8.29) | |
| Diploma | 14(18.70) | 14(29.78) | 46(17.82) | 50(24.39) | |
| First degree | 23(30.70) | 14(29.78) | 89(34.49) | 65(31.70) | |
| Master’s degree | 22(29.30) | 7(14.89) | 80(31.00) | 47(22.92) | |
| Terminal degree | 2(2.70) | 1(2.12) | 1(0.39) | 0(0) | |
| Region of childhood life | SNNPR | 45(60) | 39(82.97) | 181(70.15) | 136(66.34) |
| Amara | 13(17.30) | 4(8.50) | 37(14.34) | 18(8.78) | |
| Oromia | 6(8.00) | 0(0) | 21(8.13) | 24(11.70) | |
| Others(Tigre, Somalia, B.gumuz, Harare, Gambela, Dire-Dewa, Addis Ababa) | 11(14.70) | 1(2.12) | 19(7.36) | 27(13.17) | |
| Khat chewing | Yes | 12(16.00) | 2(4.26) | 20(7.75) | 1(0.49) |
| No | 63(84.00) | 45(95.74) | 238(92.24) | 204(99.51) | |
| Smoking | Never smoker | 70(93.30) | 47(100.00) | 256(99.22) | 0(0) |
| Current smoker | 5(6.70) | 0(0) | 2(0.77) | 205(100.00) | |
| Alcohol consumption | Low consumer | 67(89.30) | 45(95.74) | 243(94.18) | 201(98.04) |
| Moderate consumer | 8(10.60) | 2(4.26) | 15(5.81) | 4(1.95) | |
| Physical activity | Low(<600MET min/week) | 27(36.00) | 25(53.19) | 79(30.62) | 71(34.63) |
| Moderate(600–2999MET min/week) | 26(34.67) | 14(29.78) | 116(44.96) | 88(42.92) | |
| High((≥3000MET min/week) | 22(29.30) | 8(17.02) | 63(24.41) | 46(22.43) | |
| Fruit intake | None | 3(4.00) | 1(2.13) | 0(0) | 2(0.97) |
| 1–2 times | 26(34.70) | 23(48.93) | 68(26.35) | 48(23.41) | |
| 3 or more times | 46(61.30) | 23(48.93) | 190(73.64) | 155(75.60) | |
| Vegetable intake | None | 2(2.67) | 1(2.12) | 3(1.16) | 1(0.48) |
| 1–2 times | 30(40) | 19(40.42) | 95(36.82) | 85(41.46) | |
| 3 or more times | 43(57.30) | 27(57.45) | 160(62.01) | 119(58.04) | |
Notes: Others (wolyita, Tigre, Dawro, Sidama, sheka).