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Table 2 Sociodemographic profile among normotensive, pre-hypertensive, and hypertensive individuals in the Al Kharj Study (n = 1019)

From: Prevalence of hypertension and prehypertension and its associated cardioembolic risk factors; a population based cross-sectional study in Alkharj, Saudi Arabia

Variables

Normotensive

(n = 743)

Prehypertensive

(n = 559)

Hypertensive

(n = 50)

Total

(n = 1019)

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Age group

 18–29 years

570 (76.7)

381 (68.2)

26 (52.0)

733 (71.9)

 30–39 years

120 (16.2)

109 (19.5)

12 (24.0)

186 (18.3)

 40–49 years

39 (5.2)

52 (9.3)

8 (16.0)

74 (7.3)

 50–67 years

14 (1.9)

17 (3.0)

4 (8.0)

26 (2.6)

Gender

 Male

248 (33.4)

252 (45.1)

23 (46.0)

381 (37.4)

 Female

495 (66.6)

307 (54.9)

27 (54.0)

638 (62.6)

Marital status

 Not married

504 (67.8)

351 (62.8)

26 (52.0)

662 (65.0)

 Married

239 (32.2)

208 (37.2)

24 (48.0)

357 (35.0)

Education level

 Primary

14 (1.9)

12 (2.1)

5 (10.0)

22 (2.2)

 Secondary

92 (12.4)

72 (12.9)

10 (20.0)

131 (12.9)

 Intermediate

21 (2.8)

20 (3.6)

2 (4.0)

30 (2.9)

 University

594 (79.9)

432 (77.3)

32 (64.0)

800 (78.7)

 Postgraduate

22 (3.0)

23 (4.1)

1 (2.0)

36 (3.5)