Table 2 Variations in blood pressure by socioeconomic and behavioural characteristics

Gender

Male

3117 (23.0%)

365 (2.7%)

3473 (25.7%)

2.085

0.079

Female

8912 (65.9%)

1148 (8.5%)

10,060 (74.3%)

Occupation

Professional

623 (4.6%)

71 (0.5%)

694 (5.1%)

107.841

0.000

Artisans

4491 (33.2%)

385 (2.8%)

4876 (36.0%)

Unemployed

629(4.6%)

138 (1.0%)

767 (5.7%)

Others

6275 (46.4%)

919 (6.8%)

7194 (53.2%)

Marital Status

Single

1868 (13.8%)

81 (0.6%)

1943 (14.4%)

308.067

0.000

Married

8310 (61.4%)

962 (7.1%)

9228 (68.5%)

Divorced/Separated

560 (4.1%)

116 (0.9%)

676 (5.0%)

Widowed

1280 (9.5%)

353 (2.6%)

1625 (12.1%)

Education

No Formal Education

1157 (8.6%)

256 (1.9%)

1413 (10.4%)

164.773

0.000

Primary

2225 (16.4%)

388 (2.9%)

2613 (19.3%)

Junior Secondary

659 (4.9%)

79 (0.6%)

736 (5.5%)

Senior Secondary

6771 (50.0%)

631 (4.7%)

7402 (54.7%)

Tertiary

1206 (8.9%)

158 (1.2%)

1364 (10.1%)

Others

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.0%)

1 (0.0%)

Diabetes

No Diabetes

11,930 (88.6%)

1464 (10.9%)

13,394 (99.5%)

181.342

0.000

Have Diabetes

28 (0.2%)

44 (0.3%)

72 (0.5%)

Previous Stroke History

No Stroke History

11,942 (88.7%)

1478 (11.0%)

13,420 (99.7%)

135.441

0.000

Have Stroke History

16 (0.1%)

30 (0.2%)

46 (0.3%)

Heart Disease

No Heart Disease

11,954 (88.8%)

1507 (11.2%)

13,461 (100.0%)

0.39

0.532

Have Heart Disease

4 (0.0%)

1 (0.0%)

5 (0.0%)

High Cholesterol (dyslipidemia)

No Dyslipidemia

11,947 (88.7%)

1496 (11.1%)

13,443 (99.8%)

38.898

0.000

Have Dyslipidemia

11 (0.1%)

12 (0.1%)

23 (0.2%)

Obesity

No Obesity

11,953 (88.8%)

1502 (11.2%)

13,455 (99.9%)

20.801

0.000

Have Obesity

5 (0.0%)

6 (0.0%)

11 (0.1%)

Risk of Stroke

No Risk of Stroke

11,950 (88.7%)

1493 (11.1%)

13,443 (99.8%)

67.605

0.000

Have a Risk of Stroke

8 (0.1%)

15 (0.1%)

23 (0.2%)

Nothing

No Sickness

2645 (19.6%)

1476 (11.0%)

4121 (30.6%)

3618.961

0.000

Yes Sickness

9313 (69.2%)

32 (0.2%)

9345 (69.4%)

Tobacco

No Tobacco

11,597 (86.1%)

1430 (10.6%)

13,027 (96.7%)

19.692

0.000

Yes Tobacco

361 (2.7%%)

78 (0.6%)

439 (3.3%)

Kolanut

No Kolanut

11,343 (84.2%)

1381 (10.3%)

12,724 (94.5%)

255.042

0.000

Yes Kolanut

615 (4.6%)

127 (0.9%)

742 (5.5%)

Alcohol

No Alcohol

13,255 (79.2%)

1337 (9.9%)

11,998 (89.1%)

131.259

0.000

Yes Alcohol

1297 (9.6%)

171 (1.3%)

1468 (10.9%)

Have Stroke

No Stroke

11,920 (88.5%)

1443 (10.7%)

13,363 (99.2%)

281.253

0.000

Yes Stroke

38 (0.3%)

65 (0.5%)

103 (0.8%)

Mild Stroke

No Mild Stroke

11,913 (88.5%)

1431 (10.6%)

13,344 (99.1%)

335.299

0.000

Yes Mild Stroke

45 (0.3%)

77 (0.6%)

122 (0.9%)