Table 2.
Comparison of prevalence of hypertension and selected variables by gender and age.
| Variables | All | Females | Males | <30 Years | ≥30 Years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | p-Value | n (%) | n (%) | p-Value | |
| Blood pressure | |||||||
| Non-hypertensive | 156 (50) | 27 (47) | 129 (51) | 0.660 | 45 (68) | 129 (51) | 0.001 * |
| Hypertensive | 156 (50) | 30 (53) | 126 (49) | 21 (32) | 126 (49) | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | |||||||
| Underweight | 9 (3) | 2 (4) | 7 (3) | 0.001 ** | 2 (3) | 7 (3) | 0.135 ** |
| Normal | 97 (31) | 13 (23) | 84 (33) | 27 (41) | 70 (28) | ||
| Overweight | 120 (39) | 14 (25) | 106 (42) | 25 (38) | 95 (37) | ||
| Obese | 86 (28) | 28 (49) | 58 (23) | 12 (18) | 74 (30) | ||
| WC | |||||||
| Normal | 168 (54) | 8 (14) | 160 (63) | ≤0.0001 * | 42 (64) | 126 (51) | 0.072 |
| Central obesity | 144 (46) | 49 (86) | 95 (37) | 24 (36) | 120 (45) | ||
| WHR | |||||||
| Normal | 206 (66) | 13 (23) | 193 (76) | ≤0.0001 * | 50 (76) | 156 (63) | 0.060 |
| Abdominal obesity | 106 (34) | 44 (77) | 62 (24) | 16 (24) | 90 (37) | ||
| WHtR | |||||||
| Normal | 90 (29) | 9 (16) | 81 (32) | 0.016 * | 28 (42) | 62 (25) | 0.006 * |
| Abdominal obesity | 222 (71) | 48 (84) | 174 (68) | 38 (58) | 184 (75) |
*—indicates a significant association by Chi2, **—indicates significant association by Fisher’s exact, BMI = body mass index, WC = waist circumference, WHR = waist hip ratio, WHtR = waist to height ratio.