Socio-demographic characteristics | Hypertension status Hypertensive Not hypertensive 136 (100%) 244 (100%) | Total 380 | Chi-square | p-value | |
Age group (years) <26 26 - 35 36 - 45 46 - 55 56 - 65 |
6 (4.4) 12 (8.8) 22 (16.2) 32 (23.5) 64 (47.1) |
58 (23.8) 36 (14.8) 53 (21.7) 56 (22.9) 41 (16.8) |
64 48 75 88 105 | 52.166 | <0.001* |
Gender male female |
58 (42.6) 78 (57.4) |
103 (42.2) 141 (57.8) |
161 219 | 0.007 | 0.935 |
Level of education No formal primary secondary tertiary |
1 (0.7) 55 (40.5) 49 (36.0) 31 (22.8) |
2 (0.8) 55 (22.5) 87 (35.7) 100 (41.0) |
3 110 136 131 | 18.058 | <0.001* |
Occupation Farming trading professional C/S retired student/apprentice Unemployed |
28 (20.6) 23 (16.9) 16 (11.8) 21 (15.4) 32 (23.5) 9 (6.6) 7 (5.2) |
44 (18.0) 19 (7.8) 39 (16.0) 48 (19.7) 30 (12.3) 50 (20.5) 14 (5.7) |
72 42 55 69 62 59 21 | 26.451 | <0.001* |
Marital status single married widowed |
12 (8.8) 78 (57.4) 46 (33.8) |
95 (38.9) 117 (48.0) 32 (13.1) |
107 195 78 | 47.868 | <0.001* |
Religion Christianity Islam Traditional |
122 (89.7) 0 14 (10.3) |
228 (93.5) 3 (1.2) 13 (5.3) |
350 3 27 | 4.836 | <0.001* |
FH of Hypertension positive negative not aware |
75 (55.2) 54 (39.7) 7 (5.1) |
85 (34.8) 142 (58.2) 17 (7.0) |
160 196 24 | 14.803 | 0.001* |