Characteristic

Female

Male

Total

P-value

N

844 (52.8)

728 (45.5)

1572 (100)

<0.01

Age, years, (sd)

33.4 (13.6)

37.6 (16.4)

35.3 (15.1)

<0.01

Age group

<20 years

20 - 29 n (%)

30 - 39 n (%)

40 - 49, n (%)

50 - 59 n (%)

60 - 69 n (%)

≥70 n (%)

-

71 (8.4)

360 (42.7)

166 (19.7)

120 (14.2)

64 (7.6)

40 (4.7)

23 (2.7)

-

53 (7.3)

255 (35)

137 (18.8)

95 (13)

76 (10.4)

75 (10.3)

37 (5.1)

-

124 (7.9)

615 (39.1)

303 (19.3)

215 (13.7))

140 (8.9)

115 (7.3)

60 (3.8)

<0.01

Level of Education

-

-

-

-

None n (%)

Primary, n (%)

2 (0.2)

172 (20.4)

3 (0.4)

159 (21.8)

5 (0.3)

331 (21.1)

Junior Secondary n (%)

Senior Secondary n (%)

Tertiary n (%)

122 (14.5)

546 (64.7)

2 (0.2)

78 (10.7)

485 (66.6)

3 (0.4)

200 (12.7)

1031 (65.6)

5 (0.3)

0.68

Occupation

-

-

-

-

Students

56 (6.6)

64 (8.8)

120 (7.6)

Artisans

48 (5.7)

35 (4.8)

83 (5.3)

Business

325 (38.5)

184 (25.3)

509 (32.4)

Office workers

242 (28.7)

282 (38.7)

524 (33.3)

Farmers

138 (16.4)

117 (16.1)

255 (16.2)

Retired

20 (2.4)

34 (4.7)

54 (3.4)

Unemployed

7 (0.8)

9 (1.2)

16 (1)

Others

8 (0.9)

3 (0.4)

11 (0.7)

Lifestyle

-

-

-

-

Current alcohol use, n (%)

487 (58.5)

553 (77.2)

232 (16.4)

<0.01

Medical History of

-

-

-

Hypertension n (%)

91 (10.8)

68 (9.3)

159 (10.1)

0.35

Diabetes n (%)

21 (2.5)

31 (4.3)

52 (3.3)

0.05

Stroke n (%)

13 (1.5)

14 (1.9)

27 (1.7)

0.56

Family history of hypertension n (%)

104 (12.3)

71 (9.8)

175 (11.1)

0.12

Family history of stroke n (%)

16 (1.9)

20 (2.7)

36 (2.3)

0.26