Variables | Frequency (n = 300) | Percentages (%) |
Do you know smoking and alcohol consumption affect blood pressure | ||
No | 18 | 6.0% |
Yes | 282 | 94.0% |
Being educated on the effect of smoking and alcohol consumption | ||
No | 28 | 9.3% |
Yes | 272 | 90.0% |
Being educated on exercise by health personnel | ||
No | 18 | 6.0% |
Yes | 282 | 94.0% |
Rating of overall physical activity | ||
Level-1 little or no activity | 60 | 20.0% |
Level-2 occasional activity | 118 | 39.3% |
Level-3 regular physical activity | 122 | 40.7% |
Involvement of daily work activity | ||
Sitting | 141 | 47.0% |
Standing | 25 | 8.3% |
Walking or other exercise | 133 | 44.3% |
Heavy labour | 1 | 0.3% |
During of exercise per each session | ||
0 - 14 | 111 | 37.0% |
15 - 29 | 54 | 18.0% |
30 - 44 | 74 | 24.7% |
45 - 59 | 61 | 20.3% |
Type of physical exercise that you engage in | ||
Brisk walking | 174 | 58.0% |
Jogging | 39 | 13.0% |
Aerobics | 21 | 7.0% |
Complications of Hypertension | ||
Stroke | 248 | 82.7% |
Heart failure | 33 | 11.0% |
Erectile dysfunction | 10 | 3.3% |
Retinopathy | 9 | 3.0% |