Hypertension, an Emerging Problem in Rural Cameroon: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Control

Table 1

Participants’ socio-demographic and clinical characteristics.

Characteristic	Categories	Participants; ()	Percentage (%)
Age (years)	20–39	479	65.4
	40–59	167	22.8
	60–79	78	10.6
	80–99	9	1.2
Gender	Males	334	54.4
	Females	399	45.6
Level of education	None	74	10.1
	Primary	263	35.8
	Secondary	246	33.6
	High school or more	150	20.5
Marital status	Married	370	50.5
	Single	283	38.6
	Divorced	15	2.0
	Widowed	65	8.9
Body mass index	Normal	347	47.3
	Overweight	224	30.6
	Obese	162	22.1
Smoking	Yes	149	20.3
	No	584	79.7
Alcohol consumption	Yes	281	38.3
	No	452	61.7
Sedentary lifestyle	Yes	108	14.7
	No	625	85.3
Family history of HTN	Yes	240	32.7
	No	493	67.3
Diabetes mellitus	Yes	21	2.9
	No	722	97.1