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Table 2 Habits, lifestyles and personal background in the Mura indigenous individuals. Autazes - Amazonas, Brazil

From: Cardiovascular risk factors with an emphasis on hypertension in the Mura Indians from Amazonia

Variables

Hypertension

p-values

No (n = 334)

Yes (n = 121)

Total Sample (N = 445)

 

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Smoking

 Yes

78 (23.4)

15 (12.4)

93 (20.4)

< 0.001a

 No

256 (76.6)

106 (87.6)

362 (79.6)

 

 Ex-Smoker

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

Alcohol intake

 Yes

141 (42.2)

42 (34.7)

183 (40.2)

0.161a

 No

193 (57.8)

79 (77.0)

272 (59.8)

 

Physical activity

   

0.457a

 Sedentary/irregularly active

180 (53.9)

60 (49.6)

240 (52.7)

 

 Active

154 (46.1)

61 (50.4)

215 (47.3)

 

Fat in food preparation

 Olive oil

10 (3.0)

4 (3.3)

14 (3.1)

1.000a

 Animal fat or lard

17 (5.1)

15 (12.4)

32 (7.0)

0.012a

 Vegetable oil

333 (99.7)

117 (96.7)

450 (98.9)

0.019b

Add salt to meals

 Yes

181 (54.2)

52 (43.0)

233 (51.2)

0.043a

 No

153 (45.8)

69 (57.0)

222 (48.8)

 

Personal background

 Heart problems

12 (3.6)

18 (14.9)

30 (6.6)

< 0.001a

 Stroke

4 (1.2)

11 (9.1)

15 (3.3)

< 0.001b

 Diabetes mellitus

8 (2.4)

15 (12.4)

23 (5.1)

< 0.001a

 Dyslipidaemias

32 (9.6)

35 (29.2)

67 (14.7)

< 0.001a

  1. aFisher’s exact test
  2. bPearson’s chi-square test