Table 1 Background characteristics by hypertension status

Overall

517

49.9

258

50.1

259

Socio-demographics

Age

10.44

0.02

 50–59

249

56.6

141

43.4

108

 60–69

149

47.7

71

52.4

78

 70–79

79

41.8

33

58.2

46

 80 + 

40

35.0

14

65.0

26

Sex

44.95

0.00

 Male

118

77.1

91

22.9

27

 Female

400

42.0

168

58.0

232

Marital status

2.38

0.50

 Married

136

54.4

74

45.6

62

 Separated/divorced

37

54.0

20

46.0

17

 Never married

135

50.4

68

49.6

67

 Widowed

209

46.4

97

53.6

112

Education

5.72

0.06

 No education

250

46.8

117

53.2

133

 Basic

256

51.6

132

48.4

124

 Secondary and above

11

81.8

9

18.2

2

Employment

7.44

0.01

 Not working

468

48.1

225

51.9

243

 Working

48

68.8

33

31.2

15

Body mass index

8.46

0.04

 Underweight

30

63.3

19

36.7

11

 Normal

159

58.5

93

41.5

66

 Overweight

119

51.3

61

48.7

58

 Obese

172

44.2

76

55.8

96

Wealth status

0.69

0.95

 Poorest

102

49.0

50

51.0

52

 Poorer

102

51.0

52

49.0

50

 Middle

101

49.5

50

50.5

51

 Richer

109

52.3

57

47.7

52

 Richest

94

46.8

44

53.2

50

Comorbidity

 Ever diagnosed with depression

1.17

0.28

  No

483

50.5

244

49.5

239

  Yes

32

40.6

13

59.4

19

 Ever diagnosed with heart disease

0.42

0.52

  No

507

50.3

255

49.7

252

  Yes

10

40.0

4

60.0

6

 Ever diagnosed with arthritis

2.83

0.09

  No

395

52.1

206

47.9

189

  Yes

122

43.4

53

56.6

69

 Ever diagnosed with asthma

2.06

0.15

  No

491

49.3

242

50.7

249

  Yes

25

64.0

16

36.0

9

 Ever diagnosed with diabetes

11.28

0.00

  No

474

52.3

248

47.7

226

  Yes

43

25.6

11

74.4

32

 Ever diagnosed with cancer

2.73

0.10

  No

510

50.6

258

49.4

252

  Yes

6

16.7

1

83.3

5

 Ever diagnosed with stroke

4.09

0.04

  No

495

51.1

253

48.9

242

  Yes

21

28.6

6

71.4

15

Lifestyle behaviour

Fruit consumption

0.38

0.83

 < 2

145

48.3

70

51.7

75

2

194

49.0

95

51.0

99

3 + 

155

51.6

80

48.4

75

Vegetable consumption

2.20

0.33

 < 2

283

48.1

136

51.9

147

2

138

49.3

68

50.7

70

3 + 

97

56.7

55

43.3

42

Tobacco consumption

6.77

0.01

No

450

48.0

216

52.0

234

Yes

66

65.2

43

34.9

23

Alcohol consumption

8.80

0.00

No

405

46.7

189

53.3

216

Yes

112

62.5

70

37.5

42

Health seeking

Times visited the clinic in last 12 months

8.69

0.03

No visit

22

72.7

16

27.3

6

Once/twice

72

56.9

41

43.1

31

3 – 6 times

148

43.2

64

56.8

84

More than six times

239

49.0

117

51.0

122