Table 3.
Characteristics of the participants with DBP and SBP (N=4513)
| Variables | DBP (mm Hg) | SBP (mm Hg) | P value for DBP | P value for SBP |
| Educational attainment | ||||
| Illiterate | 76.37±12.45 | 133.93±28.43 | 0.288* | <0.001* |
| Less than elementary school | 76.38±12.42 | 128.89±24.99 | ||
| High school | 76.12±12.65 | 122.98±18.58 | ||
| Above vocational school | 73.86±12.47 | 127.84±40.38 | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 76.70±11.96 | 139.61±31.93 | 0.388 | <0.001 |
| Married | 76.25±12.53 | 129.12±25.42 | ||
| Region | ||||
| Rural | 76.20±12.72 | 130.18±25.92 | 0.435 | 0.121 |
| Urban | 76.50±11.96 | 131.46±28.06 | ||
| Cigarette smoking | ||||
| Never smoker | 76.32±12.45 | 130.43±26.97 | 0.673* | 0.051* |
| Previous smoker | 73.60±11.41 | 132.13±22.83 | ||
| Current smoker | 77.09±12.65 | 133.61±23.78 | ||
| Alcohol consumption | ||||
| Never drinker | 76.53±12.38 | 131.27±27.27 | 0.003* | 0.001* |
| Less than once a month | 74.76±12.18 | 123.81±19.94 | ||
| More than once a month | 74.73±13.26 | 127.77±23.06 | ||
| Eating habits | ||||
| ≤2 meals per day | 77.69±12.60 | 132.14±26.68 | <0.001* | 0.117* |
| 3 meals per day | 76.17±12.41 | 130.44±26.37 | ||
| ≥4 meals per day | 71.56±11.46 | 128.63±44.41 | ||
| Entertainment | ||||
| No | 76.08±12.60 | 130.66±26.33 | 0.216 | 0.975 |
| Yes | 76.54±12.30 | 130.64±27.12 | ||
| Experience of a traumatic event | ||||
| No | 76.38±12.47 | 130.84±27.12 | 0.219 | 0.075 |
| Yes | 75.48±12.14 | 128.05±20.66 | ||
| Physical activity | ||||
| No physical exercise | 76.34±12.46 | 131.47±28.25 | 0.873* | 0.024* |
| Less than regular physical exercises | 76.05±12.76 | 129.23±22.14 | ||
| Regular physical exercises | 76.50±12.08 | 129.54±26.03 | ||
| History of CVDs | ||||
| No | 76.11±12.44 | 130.02±26.29 | 0.021 | <0.001 |
| Yes | 77.39±12.40 | 134.50±29.28 | ||
| Hepatitis history | ||||
| No | 76.36±12.45 | 130.76±26.50 | 0.017 | 0.144 |
| Yes | 74.10±11.56 | 127.76±32.79 | ||
| History of antilipidaemic medication | ||||
| No | 76.07±12.34 | 130.12±26.01 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Yes | 80.09±13.46 | 138.80±35.01 | ||
| History of antidiabetic medication | ||||
| No | 76.25±12.47 | 130.17±25.46 | 0.100 | <0.001 |
| Yes | 77.73±11.83 | 140.96±45.17 | ||
| Menarche age (years) | ||||
| ≤14 | 77.07±12.07 | 131.09±26.36 | ||
| 15 | 77.28±12.53 | 131.66±25.49 | <0.001* | 0.062* |
| 16 | 77.01±12.51 | 131.63±26.64 | ||
| 17 | 76.31±12.80 | 129.90±29.90 | ||
| ≥18 | 74.72±12.31 | 129.47±25.82 |
*P value for trend.
CVD, cardiovascular disease; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure.