Burden of Hypertension in the Capital of Afghanistan: A Cross-Sectional Study in Kabul City, 2015
Table 2
Frequency distribution of behavioral risk factors for noncommunicable diseases among the study participants, Kabul city ().
Variables
Categories
Female
Male
Total
N
%
N
%
N
%
Cigarette smoking status
No
595
99.5
480
83.9
1075
91.9
Yes
3
0.5
92
16.1
95
8.1
Duration of smoking in years
<10 years
7
100
56
50.5
63
53.4
10–20 years
0
0
36
32.4
36
30.5
≥20 years
0
0
19
17.1
19
16.1
Mouth snuff status
No
585
98
467
82.1
1052
90.2
Yes
12
2
102
17.9
114
9.8
Fruit taking (days per week)
<3
372
64.7
378
68.1
750
66.4
≥3
203
35.3
177
31.9
380
33.6
Vegetables taking (days per week)
<3
406
68.8
350
61.6
756
65.3
≥3
184
31.2
218
38.4
402
34.7
Type of kitchen oil
Liquid
174
29.2
214
37.7
388
33.3
Solid
326
54.7
281
49.5
607
52.1
Both
95
12.3
70
12.3
165
14.2
Vigorous physical activity
No
550
92.1
507
88.9
1057
90.6
Yes
47
7.9
63
11.1
110
9.4
Moderate physical activity
No
449
75.1
481
84.5
930
79.7
Yes
149
24.9
88
15.5
237
20.3
Pedal or bicycle for 10 minutes per day
No
403
67.3
206
36
609
52
Yes
196
32.7
366
64
562
48
Reclining/siting (hours per day)
<3
296
52.1
301
54.3
597
53.2
≥3
272
47.9
253
45.7
525
46.8
One serving is amount of fruits or vegetables taken once, physical activity in ten minutes caused high heart beats or respiration, and physical activity in ten minutes caused moderate heart beats or respiration.
