Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Study in Urban Varanasi

Table 2

Background characteristics of the study subjects ( 640).

Variables	(640)	Proportion%
Age group
25–34	204	31.9
35–44	179	28.0
45–54	133	20.8
55–64	124	19.4
Sex
Male	301	47.0
Female	339	53.0
Caste
Gen	313	48.9
OBC	305	47.7
SC/ST	22	3.4
Religion
Hindu	619	96.7
Non-Hindu	21	3.3
Education
Illiterate	64	10.0
Primary	85	13.3
Secondary	182	28.4
Graduate & above	309	48.3
Marital status
Unmarried	60	9.4
Married	545	85.2
Others	35	5.5
Occupation
Government	86	13.4
Private	155	24.2
Self-employed	109	17.0
Retired	27	4.2
Homemaker	229	35.8
Others	34	5.3
Family type
Nuclear	311	48.6
Joint	329	51.4
Number of family members
1–5	401	62.7
≥6	239	37.3
Socioeconomic status
Lower class	41	6.4
Lower middle class	105	16.4
Middle class	120	18.8
Upper middle class	140	21.9
Upper class	234	36.6
BMI (kg/m^2)
Overweight	186	29.1
Obese	59	9.2
Waist circumference (cm)
Abdominal obesity	258	40.3