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Table 4 Blood pressure as the outcome variable by socio-demographic, behavioural factors, antihypertensive medications use, and dose of medication as exposure using one-way ANOVA from a cluster RCT in a rural area in Bangladesh

From: Factors associated with antihypertensive medication use and blood pressure control in a rural area in Bangladesh: baseline data from a cluster randomised control trial

 

Total participants

 

Systolic blood pressure (SBP)

Diastolic blood pressure (DBP)

No at risk

Mean ± SD

[Min, Max]

P*

Mean ± SD

[Min, Max]

P*

Total

307

(149±19) [114, 217]

 

(90±10) [75, 126]

 

Sex

 Female

154

(150±17) [116, 205]

0.08

(90±9) [75, 118]

0.54

 Male

153

(148±20) [114, 217]

 

(89±10) [75, 126]

 

**Age (years)

 30-39a

46

(141±12) [123, 178]

0.002

(90±8) [78, 118]

0.87

 40 - 49 a

65

(147±15) [128, 210]

 

(91±9) [76, 126]

 

 50 - 59 b

95

(149±19) [114, 205]

 

(90±9) [75, 117]

 

 60 - 69 b

79

(152±21) [114, 217]

 

(89±11) [75, 126]

 

 70-75 b

22

(158±22) [128, 208]

 

(89±11) [75, 118]

 

**Education

 No education a

99

(152±17) [125, 208]

0.04

(90±9) [75, 118]

0.96

 Primary to high school a

148

(147±19) [114, 217]

 

(90±10) [75, 126]

 

 SSC or HSC a

43

(150±18) [123, 198]

 

(90±9) [77, 126]

 

 Bachelor or Masters b

16

(140±16) [130, 196]

 

(89±8) [75, 105]

 

SES

 Poor

92

(150±20) [114, 205]

0.05

(90±10) [76, 118]

0.12

 Middle class

214

(148±18) [114, 217]

 

(90±10) [75, 126]

 

Occupation

 Housewife

146

(150±17) [116, 205]

0.43

(90±9) [75, 118]

0.48

 Business

24

(149±20) [129, 210]

 

(92±12) [77, 126]

 

 Labour

7

(142±9) [131, 154]

 

(89±8) [78, 98]

 

 Farmer

59

(146±19) [114, 217]

 

(88±10) [75, 121]

 

 Employees

53

(150±21) [114, 208]

 

(89±10) [75, 118]

 

Tobacco smoking

 Non-smoker

245

(149±18) [116, 217]

0.34

(90±10) [75, 126]

0.66

 Current smoker

62

(147±20) [114, 210]

 

(89±10) [75, 126]

 

Diabetes status

 No diabetes

217

(149±20) [114, 217]

 

(90±10) [75, 126]

0.43

 Diabetes

41

(151±18) [125, 208]

 

(89±10) [75, 118]

 

 Unknown

49

(146±14) [121, 191]

 

(89±9) [75, 113]

 

Medication use

 No medication

163

(147±16) [123, 198]

0.10

(90±9) [75, 126]

0.67

 Antihypertensive medications

144

(151±21) [114, 217]

 

(90±10) [75, 126]

 

Medication type

 Amlodipine: Calcium channel blocker

32

(147±18) [124, 205]

0.54

(90±7) [75, 105]

0.76

 Atenolol: Beta blocker

22

(147±15) [129, 177]

 

(90±6) [80, 101]

 

 Amlodipine & Atenolol

27

(153±19) [130, 210]

 

(91±13) [75, 126]

 

 Losartan: Receptor blocker (ARBs)

23

(152±23) [116, 200]

 

(88±10) [75, 115]

 

 Amlodipine & Losartan

15

(144±25) [114, 208]

 

(92±14) [76, 118]

 

Medication dose

 Twice per day

7

(150±28) [114, 193]

0.53

(96±15) [76, 118]

0.28

 Once per day

114

(150±20) [116, 210]

 

(90±10) [75, 126]

 

 Irregular

23

(155±25) [114, 217]

 

(91±10) [79, 121]

 
  1. *P indicates significance levels
  2. ** the same letter indicates no significant difference