Table 1 Participants’ Baseline Characteristics
Variables |  | Frequency (%) Mean ± SD |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) |  | 38.4 ± 21.6 |
Sex | Male | 90 (41.9%) |
Female | 125 (58.1%) | |
Marital Status | Single | 59 (27.4) |
Married | 144 (70.0) | |
Divorced | 4 (1.9) | |
Widowed | 5 (2.3) | |
Others | 3 (1.4) | |
Occupation | Employed | 139 (66.5) |
Unemployed | 70 (33.5) | |
Previous DM history | Yes | 11 (5.1) |
No | 204 (94.9) | |
Previous Hypertension history | Yes | 40 (18.6) |
No | 175 (81.4) | |
Use of antihypertensives | Yes | 11 (5.1) |
No | 204 (94.9) | |
Alcohol consumption | Never | 52 (27.5) |
Infrequent | 72 (38.1) | |
Frequent | 65 (34.4) | |
Smoking | Never | 111 (58.7) |
Infrequent | 64 (33.9) | |
Frequent | 14 (7.4) | |
Recommended Physical activity levels | No | 89 (47.1) |
Infrequent | 62 (32.8) | |
Frequent | 38 (20.1) | |
Blood pressure (171 respondents) | SBP (mmHg) | 143 ± 24.4 |
DBP (mmHg) | 85.7 ± 13.5 | |
Blood pressure categories | Normal (< 120/80 mmHg) | 97 (50.9) |
Prehypertension (120–139/80-89 mmHg) | 14 (8.2) | |
Hypertension (≥140/90 mmHg) | 70 (40.9) | |
RBG (mg/dl) |  | 128.7 ± 49.1 |
Plasma LDL levels (n = 188) | Normal | 114 (60.6) |
Elevated | 74 (39.4) | |
Plasma Total cholesterol levels (n = 188) | Normal | 90 (47.9) |
Elevated | 98 (52.1) |