Table 2.

Medical conditions associated with PHTN and HTN among Dubai population

Characteristics	Prevalence %			^P value
	Normotension	PHTN	HTN
Self-reported chronic disease
No chronic diseases	41.36	31.70	26.94	< 0.001
Have chronic diseases	13.82	17.36	68.82
History of high cholesterol
No cholesterol	38.61	30.46	30.93	< 0.001
Have cholesterol	32.37	25.82	41.81
Have diabetes#
No diabetes	42.64	32.55	24.81	< 0.001
Have diabetes	19.20	19.42	61.38
History of chest pain
No	37.89	30.23	31.88	< 0.001
Yes	32.21	16.16	51.63
BMI
Normal	51.18	23.90	24.92	< 0.001
Overweight	37.29	25.23	37.48
Obese	30.43	13.75	55.82

BMI: Body Mass Index

HTN hypertension, PHTN prehypertension

^{^}χ² test

^#Diabetes here is diagnosed both by tests and the self-reported cases