Research Article
Prevalence of Hypertension and Its Associated Risk Factors among 34,111 HAART Naïve HIV-Infected Adults in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Table 2
Mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures and prevalence of hypertension.
| | Variable | Mean ± SD or (%) |
| | Systolic blood pressure, SBP (mmHg) | 114.1 ± 18.1 | | Diastolic blood pressure, DBP (mmHg) | 73.1 ± 12.9 | | Blood pressure categories | | | Normal BP | 19859 (58.2) | | Prehypertension | 9967 (29.2) | | Stage 1 hypertension | 2668 (7.8) | | Stage 2 hypertension | 1617 (4.7) | | Hypertension | | | Yes | 4285 (12.5) | | No | 29826 (87.4) |
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BP: blood pressure; SD: standard deviation.
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