Overall

n = 499 (%)

Pre-menopausal

n = 212 (42.5%)

Post-menopausal

n = 287 (57.5%)

P-value

Marital status

Single

32 (6.4)

18 (8.5)

14 (4.9)

<0.001

Maried

360 (72.2)

186 (82.0)

186 (64.8)

Widowed/divorced

107 (21.4)

87 (9.5)

87 (30.3)

Source of income

Assistance

296 (59.4)

140 (66.2)

156 (54.3)

0.018

Permanent

55 (11.0)

27 (12.9)

28 (9.9)

Temporary

148 (29.6)

45 (20.9)

103 (35.8)

Tobacco use

Yes

6.6 (33)

3.8 (8)

8.7 (25)

0.081

Alcohol consumption

Abstainers

164 (32.9)

60 (28.1)

104 (32.2)

0.108

Moderate

296 (59.3)

134 (63.4)

165 (56.5)

High

39 (7.8)

18 (8.5)

21 (7.3)

Family history of

HTN

104 (20.9)

48 (22.9)

56 (19.7)

0.429

Diabetes

74 (14.8)

31 (14.6)

43 (15.0)

0.950

CVD

152 (30.5)

70 (33.0)

82 (28.5)

0.330

Fruits consumption

Low

315 (63.1)

122 (57.7)

193 (67.2)

0.1210.

Regular

184 (36.9)

90 (42.3)

94 (32.8)

Vegetable consumption

Low

241 (48.3)

118 (55.5)

123 (42.8)

0.286

Regular

258 (51.7)

94 (44.5)

164 (57.2)

Level of physical activities

Low

170 (34.1)

84 (39.7)

86 (29.9)

0.069

Moderate

329 (65.9)

128 (60.3)

201 (70.1)