Research Article
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hypertension among Male Occupational Bus Drivers in North Kerala, South India: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic, personal, and occupational characteristics of the study population (
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| | Characteristic | (%) |
| | Age (years) | | | | | 21–30 | | 52 (29.1%) | | | 31–40 | | 72 (40.2%) | | | 41–50 | | 44 (24.6%) | | | 51–60 | | 11 (6.1%) | | | Place of residence | | | | | Rural | | 169 (94%) | | | Urban | | 10 (6%) | | | Educational status | | | | | Illiterate | | 1 (0.6%) | | | Lower primary or functional education | | 2 (1.1%) | | | Upper primary or high school | | 158 (88.3%) | | | Predegree or graduate | | 18 (10.1%) | | | Marital status | | | | | Unmarried | | 32 (17.39%) | | | Married | | 146 (81.6%) | | | Divorced | | 1 (0.6%) | | | Consumption of main meals from restaurants | | | | | Regular | | 112 (62.6%) | | | Occasional | | 67 (37.4%) | | | Number of snacks taken between work hours | | | | | Up to 2 | | 123 (68.1%) | | | More than 2 | | 57 (31.9%) | | | Dietary habits | | | | | Takes mixed diet | | 178 (99.4%) | | | Vegan | | 1 (0.6%) | | | Consumption of | On most days | | Occasionally | | Fish | 160 (96%) | | 19 (4%) | | Egg | 97 (58.2%) | | 82 (41.2%) | | Red meat | 91 (54.6%) | | 88 (45.4%) | | Chicken | 93 (55.8%) | | 86 (44.2%) | | Oily and fried items | 98 (58.8%) | | 81 (41.2%) | | Junk food | 52 (31.2%) | | 127 (68.8%) | | Family history of illness | | | | | Hypertension | | 40 (22.3%) | | | Diabetes mellitus | | 38 (21.2%) | | | Renal disease | | 0 (0%) | | | Whether diabetic? | | | | | Yes | | 13 (7.3%) | | | No | | 166 (92.7) | | | Number of family members to support | | | | | Up to 4 | | 86 (48%) | | | More than 4 | | 93 (52%) | | | Number of children () | | | | | Up to 2 | | 118 (80%) | | | More than 2 | | 29 (20%) | | | Addictions | | | | | Smoking | | | | | Non smokers | | 87 (49%) | | | Current smokers | | 83 (46%) | | | Quit smoking | | 9 (5%) | | | Alcohol consumption | | | | | Never consumed alcohol | | 55 (30.7%) | | | Occasionally | | 107 (86.3%) | | | Daily | | 17 (13.7%) | | | Pan or tobacco chewing | | | | | Yes | | 28 (15.6%) | | | No | | 151 (84.4%) | | | Monthly income in rupees | | | | | Up to 4000 | | | | | 4001–8000 | | 115 (64.3%) | | | 8001 and above | | 57 (31.8%) | | | Self reported rash driving | | 7 (3.9%) | | | Past history of accidents | | 53 (29.6%) | | | Personal habits | | 35 (19.6%) | | | Gets irritated often | | | | | Sleep inadequate | | 95 (53.1%) | | | Inadequate physical activity | | 50 (27.9%) | |
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