Cardiometabolic Risk Factors among Healthcare Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study at the Sefwi-Wiawso Municipal Hospital, Ghana
Table 2
Prevalence of hypertension and haemodynamic presentation of health workers in Sefwi-Wiawso Municipal Hospital stratified by gender.
Parameter
Total
Female
Male
value
Normal
35 (31.25)
21 (32.81)
14 (29.17)
0.0381
(SBP < 120 and DBP < 80)
Prehypertension
59 (52.68)
36 (56.25)
23 (47.92)
(SBP 120–139 or DBP 80–89)
Stage 1 hypertension
15 (13.40)
4 (6.25)
11 (22.90)
(SBP 140–159 or DBP 90–99)
Stage 2 hypertension
3 (2.70)
3 (4.70)
0 (0.00)
(SBP ≥ 160 or DBP ≥ 100)
Hypertension
18 (16.07)
7 (10.94)
11 (22.92)
0.1191
(SBP ≥ 140 or DBP ≥ 90)
Hypertension with both SBP & DBP
8 (7.14)
4 (6.25)
4 (8.33)
0.7227
(SBP ≥ 140 and DBP ≥ 90)
Hypertension with high SBP
9 (8.04)
4 (6.25)
5 (10.42)
0.494
(SBP ≥ 140)
Hypertension with high DBP
17 (15.18)
7 (10.94)
10 (20.83)
0.1197
(DBP ≥ 90)
Hypertension with isolated SBP
1 (0.90)
0 (0.00)
1 (2.13)
0.4234
(SBP ≥ 140 and DBP < 90)
Hypertension with isolated DBP
9 (8.11)
3 (4.69)
6 (12.77)
0.1645
(SBP < 140 and DBP ≥ 90)
Data are presented as the frequency with the corresponding percentage in parenthesis. is significant at 0.05. SBP: systolic blood pressure and DBP: diastolic blood pressure.
