Table 2 Lifestyle behaviours among overall hypertensive adults, according to the awareness towards the hypertension status

Alcohol and/or tobacco use

0.027

-  Used neither alcohol nor tobacco

454

58.7

55.1–62.2

379

57.7

53.8–61.5

75

64.1

54.7–72.8

-  Used either alcohol or tobacco

244

31.5

28.3–34.9

206

31.3

27.8–35.1

38

32.5

24.1–41.8

-  Used both alcohol and tobacco

76

9.8

7.8–12.1

72

11.0

8.7–13.6

4

3.4

0.9–8.5

Oral hygiene practices: tooth cleaning frequency

0.12

-  Did not clean the teeth at least twice a day

537

69.4

66.0–72.6

463

70.5

66.8–73.9

74

63.2

53.8–72.0

-  Cleaning the teeth at least twice a day

237

30.6

27.4–34.0

194

29.5

26.1–33.2

43

36.8

28.0–46.2

Physical lifestyle (frequency of physical activity per week)

0.04

-  Physically active

686

88.6

86.2–90.8

589

89.7

87.1–91.9

97

82.9

74.8–89.2

-  Physically inactive

88

11.4

9.2–13.8

68

10.3

8.1–12.9

20

17.1

10.8–25.2

Fruits and vegetables consumption

0.076

-  Inadequate FV intake

741

95.7

94.1–97.0

633

96.3

94.6–97.6

108

92.3

85.9–96.4

-  Adequate FV intake

33

4.3

3.0–5.9

24

3.7

2.4–5.4

9

7.7

3.6–14.1

Body mass index categories

0.0001

-  Underweight

76

9.8

7.8–12.1

69

10.5

8.3–13.1

7

6.0

2.4–11.9

-  Normal weight

468

60.5

56.9–63.9

421

64.1

60.3–67.8

47

40.2

31.2–49.6

-  Overweight

151

19.5

16.8–22.5

117

17.8

15.0–21.0

34

29.0

21.0–38.2

-  Obese

79

10.2

8.2–12.6

50

7.6

5.7–9.9

29

24.8

17.3–33.6