Research Article
Association between Hypertension, Antihypertensive Drugs, and Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Syrian Women: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
The general characteristics of the participants of the study (N = 813).
| | Variable | Frequency | Percent (%) |
| Diagnosis | Normal | 250 | 30.8 | Low bone mass | 368 | 45.2 | Osteoporosis | 195 | 24 |
| Hypertension | Hypertensive | 387 | 47.61 | Normotensive | 426 | 52.39 |
| BMI | Normal | 59 | 7.3 | Overweight | 188 | 23.1 | Obesity | 566 | 69.6 |
| Cigarette smoking | Yes | 182 | 22.3 | No | 631 | 77.7 |
| Work | Yes | 232 | 28.5 | No | 581 | 71.5 |
| Regular exercise | Yes | 288 | 35.42 | No | 525 | 64.57 |
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BMI, body mass index.
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