Table 1 General characteristics of study participants

Gender, n (%)

0.404

 Male

76 (38)

54 (33.8)

 Female

124 (62)

106 (66.2)

Married

113 (56.5)

98 (61.3)

0.363

Living with relatives

139 (69.5)

109 (68.1)

0.779

Hypertension, n (%)

132 (66)

16 (10)

 < 0.001

Age decades, n (%)

0.001

 < 40

20 (10)

38 (23.7)

 40–49

42 (21)

40 (25)

 50–59

108 (54)

64 (40)

 60 + 

30 (15)

18 (11.3)

Educational levels, n (%)

0.005

 None

16 (8)

18 (11.3)

 Elementary

108 (54)

60 (37.5)

 SHS/vocational

54 (27)

68 (42.5)

 Tertiary

22 (11)

14 (8.8)

Previous smoker, n (%)

74 (37)

15 (9.4)

 < 0.001

Alcohol intake, n (%)

86 (42)

46 (28.8)

0.005

BMI, kg/m²

30.8 ± 7.1

25.9 ± 5.9

 < 0.001

Systolic BP, mmHg

145 ± 27

133 ± 11

 < 0.001

Diastolic BP, mmHg

89 ± 19

82 ± 14

 < 0.001

Mean BP, mmHg

117 ± 13

111 ± 10

 < 0.001

Pulse BP, mmHg

61 ± 12

52 ± 11

 < 0.001

Heart rate, beats/min

72 ± 16

67 ± 8

 < 0.001