Leptin Receptor Gene Gln223Arg Polymorphism Is Not Associated with Hypertension: A Preliminary Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics by sex. Montes Claros, Brazil, 2013.

Variable	Sex				Total
	Male		Female				𝑃 value*
	𝑛	%	𝑛	%	𝑛	%
Age groups (years)							0.472
18–29	40	24.84	79	25.57	119	25.32
30–39	30	18.63	52	16.83	82	17.45
40–49	20	12.42	58	18.77	78	16.60
50–59	34	21.12	56	18.12	90	19.15
≥60	37	22.98	64	20.71	101	21.49
Skin color							0.061
White	26	16.25	73	23.70	99	21.15
Nonwhite	134	83.75	235	76.30	369	78.85
Marital status							<0.001
With spouse	106	65.84	140	45.31	246	52.34
Without spouse	55	34.16	169	54.69	224	47.66
Education (years)							0.410
0–5	19	11.88	52	16.88	71	15.17
6-7	68	42.50	118	38.31	186	39.74
8–11	24	15.00	38	12.34	62	13.25
≥12	49	30.62	100	32.47	149	31.84
Income (minimum wages)							0.251
<2	25	15.53	44	14.29	69	14.71
2-3	74	45.96	121	39.29	195	41.58
≥4	62	38.51	143	46.42	205	43.71
Physical activity							0.089
Yes	113	70.19	239	77.35	352	74.89
Inactive	48	29.81	70	22.65	118	25.11
Smoking							<0.001
Yes	32	20.00	16	5.23	48	10.30
Ex-smoking	43	26.87	35	11.44	78	16.74
No	85	53.13	255	83.33	340	72.96
Alcohol intake							0.013
Yes	60	37.27	81	26.21	141	30.00
No	101	62.73	228	73.79	329	70.00

^∗𝑃 value < 0.05 for differences between male and female (chi-square test).