Research Article
Sociodemographic Correlates of Modifiable Risk Factors for Hypertension in a Rural Local Government Area of Oyo State South West Nigeria
Table 3
Modifiable risk factors in hypertensive and nonhypertensive subjects.
| | Variable | Hypertension | | value | | Yes (%) | No (%) |
| | Family history | | | | | | Yes | 24 (28.57) | 11 (3.90) | 45.7 | *0.00 | | No | 60 (71.43) | 272 (96.11) | | Current smoking | | | | | | Yes | 4 (4.76) | 10 (3.53) | 0.27 | 0.61 | | No | 80 (95.2) | 273 (96.50) | | Alcohol consumption | | | | | | Yes | 43 (51.20) | 106 (37.50) | 5.07 | *0.02 | | No | 41 (48.80) | 177 (62.54) | | BMI | | | | | | Normal | 59 (70.23) | 220 (77.74) | **3.02 | 0.23 | | Abnormal | 25 (29.76) | 63 (22.26) | | Physical activity | | | | | | Sedentary | 25 (29.76) | 66 (23.32) | 1.44 | 0.23 | | Nonsedentary | 59 (70.24) | 217 (76.68) | | Perceived stress | | | | | | Significant | 5 (6.00) | 60 (21.20) | 10.34 | *0.01 | | Insignificant | 79 (94.00) | 223 (78.80) | | Sleep | | | | | | Adequate | 17 (20.24) | 228 (64.90) | 106.23 | *0.00 | | Inadequate | 67 (79.76) | 55 (35.10) | |
#Contraceptive usage | | | | | | Yes | 13 (37.14) | 40 (24.00) | 2.53 | 0.11 | | No | 22 (62.86) | 126 (76.00) |
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Fishers exact * < 0.05.
#In female subjects only.
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