Table 1 Participant characteristics, overall
From: Prevalence and risk factors of prehypertension and hypertension in Algeria
Predictor variables | Effective (n = 6765) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
 Male | 2968 | 43.9 |
 Female | 3797 | 56.1 |
Age group (years) | ||
 18–29 | 1446 | 21.4 |
 30–44 | 2659 | 39.3 |
 45–59 | 1872 | 27.7 |
 60–69 | 788 | 11.6 |
Marital status | ||
 Never married | 1642 | 24.3 |
 Current married/Cohabitating | 4676 | 69.2 |
 Separated/Divorced | 202 | 3.0 |
 Widowed | 239 | 3.5 |
Level of education | ||
 No formal school | 1140 | 16.9 |
 Primary school | 1053 | 15.6 |
 Moyen school | 1600 | 23.7 |
 Secondary school | 1566 | 23.2 |
 University | 1390 | 20.6 |
Locality | ||
 Urban | 4562 | 67.4 |
 Rural | 2203 | 32.6 |
Geographical region | ||
 North-Centre | 2448 | 36.2 |
 North -West | 1470 | 21.7 |
 North -East | 2104 | 31.1 |
 South -West | 215 | 3.2 |
 South -East | 528 | 7.8 |
Occupation | ||
 Unemployed (able and not able to work) /Student/No paid | 1630 | 24.1 |
 Government employee | 1162 | 17.2 |
 Non-government employee | 703 | 10.4 |
 Self-employed | 788 | 11.7 |
 Homemaker | 1974 | 29.2 |
 Retired | 495 | 7.3 |
Wealth index (Family monthly income quintile) | ||
 Lowest (less than or equal to SMIG) | 1172 | 28.4 |
 Second lowest (More than to SMIG, less than or equal to 2x SMIG | 1628 | 39.5 |
 Midle (More than to 2x SMIG, less than or equal to 3x SMIG | 692 | 16.8 |
 Second highest (More than to 3xSMIG, less than or equal to 4x SMIG) | 265 | 6.4 |
 Highest (More than to4xSMIG) | 364 | 8.8 |
Smoking | ||
 Never smoked | 5203 | 76.9 |
 Past smoked | 754 | 11.9 |
 Current Daily smoked | 808 | 11.1 |
Physical activity | ||
 Low (< 150 Min/week) | 1315 | 19.4 |
 High (More 150 Min/week) | 5450 | 80.6 |
Fruits and vegetables consumption | ||
  < 5 fruit/veg/day | 5592 | 85.1 |
 More 5 fruit/veg/day | 978 | 14.9 |
BMI (Kg/m2) | ||
  < 18,5 (Underwieght) | 219 | 3.3 |
 18,5–24,9 (Normal weight) | 2400 | 36.6 |
 25–29,9 (Overweight) | 2303 | 35.0 |
  ≥ 30 (Obese) | 1631 | 24.9 |
Abdominal obesity | ||
 No (Low) | 2106 | 32.2 |
 Yes (High) | 4429 | 67.8 |
Blood glucose (Hyperglycemia) | ||
 Yes | 600 | 17.5 |
 No | 2825 | 82.5 |
Cholesterol (Hypercholesterolemia) | ||
 Yes | 665 | 29.6 |
 No | 1578 | 70.4 |
Heart attacks | ||
 Yes | 410 | 6.1 |
 No | 6344 | 93.9 |