Table 2.
Lifestyle behaviours among overall hypertensive adults, according to the awareness towards the hypertension status
| Variable | Overall hypertensive adults | Undiagnosed hypertensive adults | Diagnosed hypertensive adults | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 774 | N = 657 | N = 117 | ||||||||
| n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | P | |
| Alcohol and/or tobacco use | 0.027 | |||||||||
| - Used neither alcohol nor tobacco | 454 | 58.7 | 55.1–62.2 | 379 | 57.7 | 53.8–61.5 | 75 | 64.1 | 54.7–72.8 | |
| - Used either alcohol or tobacco | 244 | 31.5 | 28.3–34.9 | 206 | 31.3 | 27.8–35.1 | 38 | 32.5 | 24.1–41.8 | |
| - Used both alcohol and tobacco | 76 | 9.8 | 7.8–12.1 | 72 | 11.0 | 8.7–13.6 | 4 | 3.4 | 0.9–8.5 | |
| Oral hygiene practices: tooth cleaning frequency | 0.12 | |||||||||
| - Did not clean the teeth at least twice a day | 537 | 69.4 | 66.0–72.6 | 463 | 70.5 | 66.8–73.9 | 74 | 63.2 | 53.8–72.0 | |
| - Cleaning the teeth at least twice a day | 237 | 30.6 | 27.4–34.0 | 194 | 29.5 | 26.1–33.2 | 43 | 36.8 | 28.0–46.2 | |
| Physical lifestyle (frequency of physical activity per week) | 0.04 | |||||||||
| - Physically active | 686 | 88.6 | 86.2–90.8 | 589 | 89.7 | 87.1–91.9 | 97 | 82.9 | 74.8–89.2 | |
| - Physically inactive | 88 | 11.4 | 9.2–13.8 | 68 | 10.3 | 8.1–12.9 | 20 | 17.1 | 10.8–25.2 | |
| Fruits and vegetables consumption | 0.076 | |||||||||
| - Inadequate FV intake | 741 | 95.7 | 94.1–97.0 | 633 | 96.3 | 94.6–97.6 | 108 | 92.3 | 85.9–96.4 | |
| - Adequate FV intake | 33 | 4.3 | 3.0–5.9 | 24 | 3.7 | 2.4–5.4 | 9 | 7.7 | 3.6–14.1 | |
| Body mass index categories | 0.0001 | |||||||||
| - Underweight | 76 | 9.8 | 7.8–12.1 | 69 | 10.5 | 8.3–13.1 | 7 | 6.0 | 2.4–11.9 | |
| - Normal weight | 468 | 60.5 | 56.9–63.9 | 421 | 64.1 | 60.3–67.8 | 47 | 40.2 | 31.2–49.6 | |
| - Overweight | 151 | 19.5 | 16.8–22.5 | 117 | 17.8 | 15.0–21.0 | 34 | 29.0 | 21.0–38.2 | |
| - Obese | 79 | 10.2 | 8.2–12.6 | 50 | 7.6 | 5.7–9.9 | 29 | 24.8 | 17.3–33.6 | |