From: A cross-sectional study of the prevalence and risk factors for hypertension in rural Nepali women
 | Missing values | Hypertension (n = 530) | Pre-hypertension (n = 2296) | Normal blood pressure (n = 13,108) | P-valuea |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | n | n (%) |  | ||
Age (years) | 11 | Â | Â | Â | <0.0001 |
  16-30 |  | 109 (1.9) | 657 (11.7) | 4853 (86.4) |  |
  31-45 |  | 366 (3.8) | 1503 (15.6) | 7742 (80.6) |  |
  46 and above |  | 55 (7.9) | 134 (19.3) | 504 (72.7) |  |
Smoking | 11 | Â | Â | Â | <0.0001 |
  No |  | 353 (2.9) | 1745 (14.1) | 10246 (83.0) |  |
  Yes |  | 177 (4.9) | 550 (15.4) | 2852 (79.7) |  |
Alcohol | 12 | Â | Â | Â | <0.0001 |
  No |  | 426 (3.0) | 1922 (13.6) | 11789 (83.4) |  |
  Yes |  | 104 (5.8) | 372 (20.8) | 1309 (73.3) |  |
MUAC (cm) b | 0 | 23.7 (3.0) | 23.7 (2.9) | 23.0 (2.8) | <0.0001c |
Pahadi/Madheshi | 38 | Â | Â | Â | <0.0001 |
  Pahadi |  | 200 (3.9) | 877 (17.0) | 4068 (79.1) |  |
  Madheshi |  | 330 (3.1) | 1410 (13.1) | 9011 (83.8) |  |
Occupation | 16 | Â | Â | Â | <0.0001 |
  Does not work |  | 126 (4.3) | 468 (16.1) | 2310 (79.5) |  |
  Works outside the home |  | 404 (3.1) | 1826 (14.0) | 10784 (82.9) |  |
Literacy | 8 | Â | Â | Â | 0.991 |
  No |  | 451 (3.4) | 1949 (14.4) | 11120 (82.2) |  |
  Yes |  | 79 (3.3) | 347 (14.4) | 1980 (82.3) |  |
Land ownership | 63 | Â | Â | Â | <0.0001 |
  No |  | 254 (3.8) | 1027 (15.3) | 5414 (80.9) |  |
  Yes |  | 275 (3.0) | 1253 (13.7) | 7648 (83.3) |  |
Livestock | 23 | Â | Â | Â | <0.0001 |
  No |  | 116 (5.1) | 368 (16.1) | 1799 (78.8) |  |
  Yes |  | 414(3.0) | 1921 (14.1) | 11293 (82.9) |  |
TV | 31 | Â | Â | Â | 0.104 |
  No |  | 364 (3.3) | 1549 (14.0) | 9143 (82.7) |  |
  Yes |  | 166 (3.4) | 739 (15.2) | 3942 (81.3) |  |
Electricity | 23 | Â | Â | Â | 0.357 |
  No |  | 270 (3.4) | 1107 (14.0) | 6529 (82.6) |  |
  Yes |  | 260 (3.2) | 1181 (14.8) | 6564 (82.0) |  |
Composite indicators of SES | 577 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Household quality | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  High |  | 167 (3.2) | 778 (15.1) | 4218 (81.7) | 0.332 |
  Medium |  | 178 (3.5) | 695 (13.7) | 4218 (82.9) |  |
  Low |  | 168 (3.3) | 731 (14.3) | 4204 (82.4) |  |
Household Assets | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.326 |
  High |  | 177 (3.4) | 768 (14.8) | 4227 (81.7) |  |
  Middle |  | 177 (3.5) | 746 (14.6) | 4198 (82.0) |  |
  Low |  | 159 (3.1) | 690 (13.6) | 4215 (83.2) |  |
Household farming and food storage d | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  High |  | 142 (2.8) | 713 (13.8) | 4305 (83.4) | <0.0001 |
  Medium |  | 166 (3.3) | 685 (13.4) | 4253 (83.3) |  |
  Low |  | 205 (4.0) | 806 (15.6) | 4082 (80.1) |  |