Research Article
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hypertension among Male Occupational Bus Drivers in North Kerala, South India: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Association between sociodemographic and medical characteristics and HTN.
| | Risk factor | Number of subjects, (%) | Number of hypertensives, (%) | Test statistic () | value |
| | Age | | ≤35 years | 80 (44.7%) | 21 (26.3%) | 13.584 | 0.000 | | >35 years | 99 (55.3%) | 53 (53.5%) |
| | Place of residence | | Rural | 169 (9404%) | 69 (40.8%) | 0.327 | 0.743 | | Urban | 10 (5.6%) | 5 (50%) |
| | Monthly income | | Less than Rs. 4000 | 74 (41.3%) | 35 (39.3%) | 1.846 | 0.114 | | Rs. 4000 or more | 105 (58.7%) | 39 (37.1%) |
| | Educational qualification | | Up to secondary school | 161 (89.9%) | 67 (41.6%) | 0.050 | 1.000 | | Higher secondary and above | 18 (10.1%) | 7 (38.9%) |
| | Marital status | | Unmarried | 32 (17.9%) | 7 (21.9%) | 6.089 | 0.010 | | Married or divorced | 147 (82.1%) | 67 (45.6%) |
| | Number of family members to support | | Up to 4 | 86 (48%) | 28 (32.6%) | 5.265 | 0.024 | | More than 4 | 93 (52%) | 46 (49.5%) |
| | Number of children () | | Up to 2 | 118 (80.3%) | 50 (42.4%) | 2.478 | 0.086 | | More than 2 | 29 (19.7%) | 17 (58.6%) |
| | Family history of hypertension | | Present | 40 (22.3%) | 16 (40.0%) | 0.038 | 0.497 | | Absent | 139 (77.7%) | 58 (41.7%) |
| | Family history of diabetes mellitus | | Present | 38 (21.2%) | 12 (31.6%) | 1.896 | 0.116 | | Absent | 141 (78.8%) | 62 (44.0%) |
| | Diabetes mellitus | | Present | 13 (7.3%) | 8 (61.5%) | 2.358 | 0.149 | | Absent | 166 (92.7%) | 66 (39.8%) |
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