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Table 1 Distribution of study population by socio-demographic characteristics in Gondar, Ethiopia from December 2012 to January 2013

From: Hypertension and associated factors among university students in Gondar, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Number

Percent

Sex

  

  Male

453

74.4

  Female

157

25.6

Mean age, years (±SD)

21 (1.82)

 

Religion

  

  Christian

541

89.7

  Muslim

51

8.3

  Other

18

1.7

Number of years in college

  

  1

173

28.5

  2

229

37.5

  ≥3

208

34.0

Family history of chronic diseases

  

  Hypertension

59

9.7

  Kidney disease

21

3.4

  Heart disease

27

4.4

  Diabetes

16

2.7

  None

487

79.8

Pocket money(birr per month)

  

  <200

345

56.6

  200-500

194

31.8

  >500

71

11.6

Residence

  

  Urban

366

60.0

  Rural

244

40.0