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Table 2 Behavioral and clinical profiles of Gondar city residents who were ≥18 years old, Northwest Ethiopia

From: High burden of hypertension across the age groups among residents of Gondar city in Ethiopia: a population based cross sectional study

Variable

N

%

Hypertension n (%)

P- value

Birth place

 Rural

1742

56. 9

452 (25. 9)

0. 001

 Urban

1317

43. 1

385 (29. 2)

Current Smoking

 Yes

56

1. 84

19 (33. 9)

0. 26

 No

2984

98. 16

812 (27. 2)

Alcohol Consumption in the past 12 months

    

 Daily

140

4. 58

53 (37. 9)

0. 011

 5–6 days/week

64

2. 09

9 (14. 1)

 1–4 days/week

202

6. 60

59 (29. 2)

 1–3 days/month

642

24. 3

208 (28. 03)

  < once a month

466

15. 2

120 (25. 8)

 none

1445

47. 2

338 (26. 9)

Work involving moderate activity

 Yes

777

25. 44

213 (27. 4)

0. 67

 No

2, 277

74. 56

624 (27. 4)

Religious Fasting practice

 Yes

2376

77. 7

617 (25. 9)

0. 001

 No

683

22. 3

220 (32. 2)

Body mass index kg/m2

 Underweight

406

13. 3

68 (16. 8)

<0. 001

 Normal

1896

61. 9

485 (25. 6)

 Overweight

583

19. 1

213 (36. 5)

 Obese

174

5. 69

71 (40. 8)

Mean and Standard Deviation (Mean ± SD)

Total Cholesterol (mg/dl)

165. 8 (± 48. 4)

Fasting blood glucose (mg/dl)

80. 7 (± 28. 2)