Table 1 Socio Demographic characteristics of the study population (N = 1528)
From: Risk factors of hypertension among adults aged 35–64 years living in an urban slum Nairobi, Kenya
Variable | Male n (%) | Female n (%) | All n (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group years | ||||
35–44 | 301(47.0) | 554 (62.5) | 855 (56.0) | |
45–54 | 224(34.9) | 247(27.9) | 471(30.8) | |
55–64 | 116(18.1) | 86 (9.7) | 202(13.2) | <0.001 |
Marital status | ||||
Never Married | 19(34.9) | 45 (5.1) | 64(4.2) | |
Married | 598(93.3) | 607 (68.4) | 1205(78.9) | |
Divorced/Separated | 13(2.0) | 113 (12.7) | 126(8.3) | |
Widowed | 11(1.7) | 122 (13.8) | 133(8.7) | <0.001 |
Level of education | ||||
None | 100 (15.6) | 262 (29.5) | 362(23.7) | |
Primary | 318 (49.6) | 474 (53.4) | 792(51.8) | |
Secondary and above | 223 (34.9) | 151 (17.0) | 374(24.5) | <0.001 |
Occupation | ||||
Unemployed | 187 (4.4) | 28 (21.1) | 215(14.1) | |
Formal Employment | 210 (32.8) | 56 (6.3) | 266(17.4) | |
Casual worker | 234 (36.5) | 287 (32.4) | 521(34.1) | |
Self Employed | 169 (26.4) | 357 (40.3) | 526(34.4) | <0.001 |
Wealth quintiles | ||||
Lowest | 147 (22.9) | 177 (20.0) | 324 (21.2) | |
Second | 108 (16.9) | 183 (20.6) | 291 (19.0) | |
Middle | 122 (19.0) | 194 (21.9) | 316(20.7) | |
Fourth | 181 (28.2) | 249 (28.1) | 430 (28.1) | |
Highest | 83 (13.0) | 84 (9.5) | 167(10.9) | <0.05 |
Residency (years) | ||||
< 5 | 58(9.1) | 99(11.2) | 157(10.3) | |
5–10 | 127(19.8) | 203(22.9) | 330(21.6) | |
>10 | 456(71.1) | 585(62.9) | 1041(68.1) | 0.01 |
Ethnicity | ||||
Luo | 254(39.6) | 341(38.4) | 595(38.9) | |
Luhya | 228(35.6) | 348(39.3) | 576(37.7) | |
Kamba | 46(7.2) | 63(7.1) | 109(7.1) | |
Kisii | 55(8.6) | 42(4.7) | 97(6.4) | |
Nubian | 16(2.5) | 35(4.0) | 51(3.3) | |
Others | 42(6.5) | 58(6.5) | 100(6.5) | <0.05 |