Characteristics, Risk Factors, and Treatment Practices of Known Adult Hypertensive Patients in Saudi Arabia

Table 2

Prevalence of hypertension according to level of physical activity, obesity, smoking, diabetes, and cholesterol level.

Variable	Total subjects	Hypertensive subjects	𝑃 value
Physical activity	(𝑛=4576)		.001
High >120 minutes/day	762	7.3 (56)
Moderate 30–120 minutes/day	766	9.9 (76)
Low <30 minutes/day	3048	12.0 (366)
BMI	(𝑛=4560)		<.001
(weight in kilograms/height in meters squared)
<18.5	256	0.8 (2)
18.5–24.9	1188	6.1 (72)
25.0–29.9	1467	10.9 (160)
30.0–39.9	1414	17.1 (242)
40.0+	235	23.8 (56)
Ever smoking	(𝑛=4576)		.023
(Tobacco use in the past irrespective of quantity or duration)
Yes	580	14.5 (84)
No	3996	11.2 (449)
Diabetes	(𝑛=4639)		<.001
(Known diabetic or; fasting blood glucose ≥7.00 mm/Liter)
Yes	709	32.2 (228)
No	3930	7.8 (307)
Central obesity: males (Waist W/H ratio >1.0) Females (W/H ratio >0.85)	(𝑛=4385)		<.001
Yes	963	17.5 (169)
No	3422	356 (10.4)
Total cholesterol level	(𝑛=4469)		.001
Elevated >5.2 mmol/Liter	862	17.1 (147)
Not elevated ≤5.2 mmol/Liter	3607	10.4 (374)