Table 1.

Baseline characteristics by hypertension status.

CHARACTERISTICS	HYPERTENSION
	NO		YES		TOTAL	P-VALUE
	N.	%	N.	%	N.
Overall	7579	79.2	1985	20.8	9654
Age (years)
30–34	2573	81.4	588	18.6	3161	<0.001
35–39	2268	82.8	471	17.2	2739
40–44	1731	76.1	543	23.9	2274
45–49	1007	72.5	383	27.5	1390
Socioeconomic status
Low	2284	79.7	582	20.3	2866	0.11
Low – Middle	1389	80.3	341	19.7	1730
High – Middle	2042	79.6	522	20.4	2564
Highest	1864	77.5	540	22.5	2404
SEX
Male	3535	78.8	949	21.2	4484	0.35
Female	4044	79.6	1036	20.4	5080
HIV SEROSTATUS
Positive	2118	81.6	478	18.4	2596	0.001
Negative	5439	78.4	1502	21.6	6941
ALCOHOL USE
Yes	4012	78.2	1122	21.8	5134	0.004
No	3567	80.6	863	19.4	4430
SMOKER
Yes	1035	82.2	221	17.8	1256	0.003
No	6544	78.8	1764	21.2	8308
OCCUPATION
Agricultural/Housework	3439	80.6	825	19.4	4264	0.02
Bar\Restaurant	322	76.1	101	23.9	423
Fishing	732	79.1	194	20.9	926
Trade\Shopkeeper	1317	77.5	381	22.5	1698
Other	1769	78.5	484	21.5	2253
BMI
Underweight	538	84.1	96	15.9	634	<0.001
Normal	4985	82.4	1058	17.6	6043
Overweight	1491	73.9	521	26.1	2012
Obese	529	63.8	296	36.2	825
COMMUNITY TYPE
Agrarian	3429	81.5	780	18.5	4209	<0.001
Fishing	1889	75.6	611	24.4	2500
Trading	2261	79.1	594	20.9	2855