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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the enrolled individuals

From: Prevalence and associated factors of hypertension among adults in Gadarif in eastern Sudan: a community-based study

Variable

Frequency

Proportion

Mean (95% CI) of the blood pressure

Marital status

 Married

425

70.8

97.4 (96.1–98.6)

 Unmarried

132

22.0

92.3 (90.3–94.2)

 Divorced/widowed

43

7.2

100.1 (96.4–103.7)

Education < secondary level

262

43.7

98.4 (96.7–100.0)

Smokers

15

2.5

94.0 (84.7–103.4)

Alcoholics

2

0.33

76.6 (34.3–119.0)

Family history (first-degree) of hypertension

174

29.0

95.6 (93.9–97.3)

Body mass index categories

 Underweight

44

7.3

89.8 (86.2–93.3)

 Normal body mass index

201

33.5

94.5 (92.8–96.2)

 Overweight

159

26.5

96.4 (94.5–98.4)

 Obese

196

32.7

100.0 (98.3–101.7)