Table 1.
Sociodemographic, behavioral, and biological risk factor profiles of the study population.
| Characteristics | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| All participants with hypertension | 828 | 100.0 |
| Sex | ||
| Women | 389 | 50.4 |
| Men | 439 | 49.6 |
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| Age group, years | ||
| 25–34 | 230 | 25.1 |
| 35–44 | 211 | 26.5 |
| 45–54 | 201 | 26.2 |
| 55–64 | 186 | 22.2 |
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| Marital status | ||
| Single | 160 | 17.6 |
| Married | 668 | 82.4 |
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| Completed level of education | ||
| No formal school | 612 | 72.5 |
| Primary school | 128 | 17.0 |
| Secondary or higher | 88 | 10.5 |
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| Profession | ||
| Wage earner | 66 | 8.1 |
| Self-employed | 564 | 64.8 |
| Jobless | 198 | 27.1 |
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| Residence | ||
| Urban | 256 | 38.1 |
| Rural | 572 | 61.9 |
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| Current smoker | ||
| No | 743 | 90.7 |
| Yes | 85 | 9.3 |
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| Current drinker | ||
| No | 569 | 69.0 |
| Yes | 259 | 31.0 |
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| Fruit and vegetable intake | ||
| <5 | 788 | 95.6 |
| ≥5 | 40 | 4.4 |
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| Physical activity | ||
| Intense | 451 | 54.2 |
| Moderate | 210 | 25.0 |
| Low | 167 | 20.8 |
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| BMI class | ||
| Underweight | 74 | 8.7 |
| Normal | 502 | 58.5 |
| Overweight | 163 | 21.3 |
| Obese | 89 | 11.5 |
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| Raised blood glucose | ||
| No | 753 | 91.3 |
| Yes | 75 | 8.7 |
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| Hypercholesterolemia | ||
| No | 777 | 93.2 |
| Yes | 51 | 6.8 |
BMI: body mass index.