Research Article
The Effects of Socioeconomic Determinants on Hypertension in a Cardiometabolic At-Risk European Country
Table 3
Distribution of the sociodemographic characteristics in the normotensive and the hypertensive populations by gender.
| | | Hypertensive (total) | Normotensive | value | Hypertensive | value | | | Male () | Female () |
| Locality | Southern Harbour | 585 | 215 | 0.0001 | 124 | 91 | 0.0001 | Northern Harbour | 731 | 340 | 195 | 145 | Southeastern | 382 | 220 | 122 | 97 | Western | 360 | 186 | 109 | 77 | Northern | 423 | 163 | 91 | 72 | Gozo | 208 | 134 | 87 | 46 |
| Education | Low educational level | 361 | 273 | 0.0001 | 160 | 201 | 0.0001 | Medium educational level | 497 | 1034 | 284 | 213 | High educational level | 399 | 1382 | 285 | 114 |
| Employment status | Employed | 625 | 1898 | 0.0001 | 473 | 153 | 0.0001 | Not in employment | 632 | 791 | 256 | 376 |
| Smoking habit | Smoking | 268 | 691 | 0.003 | 192 | 76 | 0.001 | Nonsmoking | 990 | 1999 | 537 | 453 |
| Alcohol consumption | Alcohol consumption | 1487 | 625 | 0.001 | 458 | 167 | 0.0001 | No-alcohol consumption | 1203 | 633 | 271 | 361 |
| Physical activity | No activity | 290 | 98 | 0.015 | 45 | 53 | 0.084 | Walk | 522 | 230 | 138 | 91 | Moderate activity | 1585 | 783 | 458 | 325 | Vigorous activity | 292 | 147 | 88 | 59 |
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