Demographic and Lifestyle Predictors of Prehypertension: A Cross-Sectional Study among Apparently Healthy Adults in Kumasi, Ghana

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:6.93em"/><col style="width:6.63em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Variables</td><td class="align_center">Mean ± SD</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Height (m)</td><td class="align_center">1.63 ± 0.09</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Weight (kg)</td><td class="align_center">71.49 ± 15.85</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">BMI (kg/m<sup>2</sup>)</td><td class="align_center">27.07 ± 5.69</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>Normal</i></td><td class="align_center"><i>80(39.2)</i></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>Overweight</i></td><td class="align_center"><i>124(60.8)</i></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">SBP (mmHg)</td><td class="align_center">116.39 ± 15.70</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">DBP (mmHg)</td><td class="align_center">77.31 ± 9.28</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>BMI; Body Mass Index, Normal BMI; 18.5-24.9, Overweight; ≥ 25.00-29.99, SBP; Systolic Blood Pressure, DBP; Diastolic Blood Pressure.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Anthropometric and haemodynamic characteristics of the study population.</div>

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Table 2: Demographic and Lifestyle Predictors of Prehypertension: A Cross-Sectional Study among Apparently Healthy Adults in Kumasi, Ghana 