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. 2021 Aug 20;16(8):e0256260. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256260

Table 1. General characteristics of participants enrolled into the study.

Characteristics Non-hypertension Hypertension Total (n = 1,084)
n (%) n (%) n (%)
Gender
 Male 298 (68.5) 137 (31.5) 435 (40.1)
 Female 486 (74.9) 163 (25.1) 649 (59.9)
Age (years) (mean ± SD) 53.8 ± 13.4 56.5 ± 12.2 54.5 ± 13.1
Age (years)
 20–29 29 (85.3) 5(14.7) 34 (3.1)
 30–39 72 (76.6) 22 (23.4) 94 (8.7)
 40–49 207 (78.4) 57 (21.6) 264 (24.4)
 50–59 219 (70.4) 92 (29.6) 311 (28.7)
 60–69 155 (65.7) 81 (34.3) 236 (21.9)
 70–79 82 (71.3) 33 (28.7) 115 (10.6)
 ≥80 20 (66.7) 10 (33.3) 30 (2.8)
Education level
 Illiterate 97 (76.4) 30 (23.6) 127 (11.7)
 Primary school 84 (73.7) 30 (26.3) 114 (10.5)
 Secondary school 581 (71.5) 232 (28.5) 813 (75)
 University 22 (73.3) 8 (26.7) 30 (2.8)
Occupations
 Agriculture 405 (68.4) 187 (31.6) 592 (54.6)
 Unemployed 112 (70.9) 46 (29.1) 158 (14.6)
 Employee 50 (76.9) 15 (23.1) 65 (6)
 Merchant 23 (65.7) 12 (34.3) 35 (3.2)
 Officer 12 (92.3) 1 (7.7) 13 (1.2)
 Others 182 (82.4) 39 (17.6) 221 (20.4)
Smoking
 Non-smoker 541 (74.5) 185 (25.5) 726 (67.0)
 Ex-smoker 101 (67.8) 48 (32.2) 149 (13.7)
 Smoker 142 (67.9) 67 (32.1) 209 (19.3)
Alcohol drinking
 Non-drinker 392 (73.5) 141 (26.5) 533 (49.2)
 Ex-drinker 156 (71.9) 61 (28.1) 217 (20.0)
 Alcoholic 236 (70.7) 98 (29.3) 334 (30.8)
BMI (kg/m 2 ) (mean ± SD) 23.8 ± 3.9 25.3 ± 4.4 24.2 ± 4.1
BMI (kg/m 2 )
 <18.5 52 (74.3) 18 (25.7) 70 (6.5)
 18.5–22.99 310 (80.7) 74 (19.3) 384 (35.4)
 23–24.99 167 (71.7) 66 (28.3) 233 (21.7)
 25–29.99 202 (67.1) 99 (32.9) 301 (27.8)
 ≥ 30 53 (55.2) 43 (44.8) 96 (8.9)
Waist circumference (cm) (mean ± SD) 83.3 ± 9.5 87.7 ± 10.9 84.5 ± 10.1
Waist circumference (cm)
 Normal (< 90 in male, < 80 in female) 402 (78.2) 112 (21.8) 514 (47.4)
 Obesity (≥ 90 in male, ≥ 80 in female) 382 (67) 188 (33) 570 (52.6)
Neck circumference (cm) (mean ± SD) 34.3 ± 2.4 35.2 ± 3.2 34.5 ± 2.7
Neck circumference (cm)
 < 37.5 in male, < 32.5 in female 388 (75.8) 124 (24.2) 512 (47.2)
 ≥ 37.5 in male, ≥ 32.5 in female 396 (69.20) 176 (30.8) 572 (52.8)
Comorbidities
 Pre-existing diabetes mellitus 55 (53.9) 47 (46.1) 102 (9.41)
 Pre-existing dyslipidemia 74 (54.4) 62 (45.6) 136 (12.55)