Table 2 Association between sociodemographic and environmental variables and blood pressure level
From: Noise exposure and hypertension: investigation of a silent relationship
Variable | Normotensive | Hypertensive | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | ||
n = 1299 | n = 430 | ||
Age (years) | |||
<30 | 332 (92,7) | 26 (7,3) | 0,00 |
30-34 | 260 (85,0) | 46 (15,0) | |
35-39 | 236 (80,8) | 56 (19,2) | |
40-44 | 186 (68,1) | 87 (31,9) | |
45-49 | 135 (62,5) | 81 (37,5) | |
≥50 | 150 (52,8) | 134 (47,2) | |
Gender | |||
Female | 127 (88,2) | 17 (11,8) | 0,00 |
Male | 1172 (73,9) | 413 (26,1) | |
Marital status | |||
Single | 738 (80,3) | 181 (19,7) | 0,00 |
Married | 561 (69,3) | 249 (30,7) | |
Education | |||
Up to incomplete elementary school | 56 (69,1) | 25 (30,9) | 0,07 |
Complete elementary school | 96 (72,2) | 37 (27,8) | |
Incomplete middle school | 256 (73,1) | 94 (26,9) | |
Complete middle school | 239 (79,1) | 63 (20,9) | |
Incomplete high school | 157 (77,7) | 45 (22,3) | |
Complete high school | 392 (73,0) | 145 (27,0) | |
College/university (complete or not) | 103 (83,1) | 21 (16,9) | |
Socioeconomic condition* | |||
Lower | 331 (78,3) | 92 (21,7) | 0,09 |
Higher | 968 (74,1) | 338 (25,9) | |
Physical activity | |||
No | 750 (73,1) | 276 (26,9) | 0,04 |
Irregular | 257 (76,5) | 79 (23,5) | |
Regular | 292 (79,6) | 75 (20,4) | |
Tobacco use | |||
Non-smoker | 1038 (77,1) | 308 (22,9) | 0,00 |
Smoker | 261 (68,1) | 122 (31,9) | |
Alcohol consumption | |||
No consumption | 839 (77,8) | 239 (22,2) | 0,00 |
Regular | 460 (70,7) | 191 (29,3) | |
Body Mass Index | |||
Normal | 619 (86,2) | 99 (13,8) | 0,00 |
Overweight | 532 (71,7) | 210 (28,3) | |
Obese | 148 (55,0) | 121 (45,0) | |
Type of Service | |||
Industrial maintenance | 464 (76,1) | 146 (23,9) | 0,29 |
Civil Works | 453 (73,7) | 162 (26,3) | |
Building cleaning | 274 (77,8) | 78 (22,2) | |
Others | 108 (71,1) | 44 (28,9) | |
Heat | |||
Non-exposed | 1154 (75,6) | 372 (24,4) | 0,19 |
Exposed | 145 (71,4) | 58 (28,6) |