Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants
From: Epidemiology and awareness of hypertension in a rural Ugandan community: a cross-sectional study
| Â | Women | Men | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
(N = 1245) | (N = 1007) | (N = 2252) | |
| Â | Â | N (%) | Â |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â |
18–29 | 478 (38.4%) | 448 (44.5%) | 926 (41.1%) |
30–44 | 415 (33.3%) | 315 (31.3%) | 730 (32.4%) |
45–59 | 194 (15.6%) | 151 (15.0%) | 345 (15.3%) |
≥ 60 | 158 (12.7%) | 93 (9.2%) | 251 (11.2%) |
Marital status a | Â | Â | Â |
Single | 172 (14.6%) | 300 (32.7%) | 472 (22.5%) |
Married (ever) | 1009 (85.4%) | 618 (67.3%) | 1627 (77.5%) |
BMI (kg/m 2 ) b | Â | Â | Â |
≤ 25 | 892 (71.7%) | 923 (91.7%) | 1815 (80.6%) |
25 – 30 | 243 (19.5%) | 68 (6.8%) | 311 (13.8%) |
≥ 30 | 110 (8.8%) | 15 (1.5%) | 125 (5.5%) |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â |
Unemployed | 158 (12.7%) | 176 (17.5%) | 334 (14.8%) |
Manual | 1014 (81.4%) | 758 (75.3%) | 1772 (78.7%) |
Sedentary | 73 (5.9%) | 73 (7.2%) | 146 (6.5%) |
Education level | Â | Â | Â |
No school | 310 (24.9%) | 94 (9.3%) | 404 (17.9%) |
Primary | 651 (52.3%) | 532 (52.8%) | 1183 (52.5%) |
Secondary | 222 (17.8%) | 297 (29.5%) | 519 (23.1%) |
Tertiary and beyond | 62 (5.0%) | 84 (8.3%) | 146 (6.5%) |
Acres of land owned c | Â | Â | Â |
None | 142 (12.4%) | 96 (10.2%) | 238 (11.4%) |
≤ 1 | 282 (24.5%) | 157 (16.6%) | 439 (21.0%) |
1–5 | 484 (42.1%) | 370 (39.2%) | 854 (40.8%) |
≥ 5 | 242 (21.0%) | 322 (34.1%) | 564 (26.9%) |
Current tobacco use | Â | Â | Â |
No | 1208 (97.0%) | 783 (77.8%) | 1991 (88.4%) |
Yes | 37 (3.0%) | 224 (22.2%) | 261 (11.6%) |
Alcohol use (drinks consumed per month) d | Â | Â | Â |
None | 986 (79.3%) | 527 (52.4%) | 1513 (67.3%) |
0–10 | 196 (15.7%) | 236 (23.5%) | 432 (19.2%) |
≥ 10 | 62 (5.0%) | 242 (24.1%) | 304 (13.5%) |
HIV | Â | Â | Â |
Negative | 1107 (88.9%) | 923 (91.7%) | 2030 (90.1%) |
Positive | 138 (11.1%) | 84 (8.3%) | 222 (9.9%) |
Random plasma glucose (mmol/L) e | Â | Â | Â |
0–7 | 1101 (88.7%) | 895 (89.2%) | 1996 (88.9%) |
7–11 | 126 (10.2%) | 103 (10.3%) | 229 (10.2%) |
≥ 11.1 | 14 (1.1%) | 5 (0.5%) | 19 (0.9%) |
Family history f | Â | Â | Â |
No | 962 (79.5%) | 798 (81.6%) | 1760 (80.4%) |
Yes | 248 (20.5%) | 180 (18.4%) | 428 (19.6%) |
Blood pressure (BP) (mm Hg) | Â | Â | Â |
Systolic Blood Pressure Mean (SD) | 122.5 (18.6) | 125.5 (16.7) | 123.8 (17.9) |
Diastolic Blood Pressure Mean (SD) | 74.9 (12.1) | 74.8 (11.7) | 74.9 (11.9) |
Hypertension (elevated BP or taking antihypertensives) | 192 (15.4%) | 162 (16.1%) | 354 (15.7%) |
BP ≥140/≥90 mm Hg | 170 (13.7%) | 155 (15.4%) | 325 (14.4%) |
Stage 1 (140–159/90–99) | 104 (8.4%) | 108 (10.7%) | 212 (9.4%) |
Stage 2 (≥160/≥100) | 66 (5.3%) | 47 (4.7%) | 113 (5.0%) |
Self-reported hypertension | 164 (13.2%) | 60 (6.0%) | 224 (10.0%) |
Awareness (if hypertensive, N = 354) | 97 (50.5%) | 38 (23.5%) | 135 (38.1%) |
Receiving treatment (if hypertensive, N = 354) | 55 (28.6%) | 18 (11.1%) | 73 (20.6%) |
BP controlled (if receiving treatment, N = 73) | 22 (40.0%) | 7 (38.9%) | 29 (39.7%) |