Sociodemographic Characteristics, Dietary Practices, and Nutritional Status of Adults with Hypertension in a Semi-Rural Community in the Eastern Region of Ghana

Table 2

Comparison of sociodemographic, anthropometric, and family health characteristics between participants with both elevated SBP¹ and DBP² and those with only elevated SBP.

Characteristic	Hypertension Classification		P-Value^3
	Both elevated SBP and DBP (n=45)	Isolated elevated SBP; (n=18)
Age in years			0.027
26–49	46.7 (21)	16.7 (3)
50–95	53.3 (24)	83.3 (15)
Education			0.502
No formal	20.0 (9)	27.8 (5)
Some formal education	80.0 (13)	72.2 (13)
Family history of at least one chronic disease			0.935
No	37.8 (17)	38.9 (7)
Yes	62.2 (28)	61.1 (11)
BMI			0.047
Normal (18.5–24.9)	28.9 (13)	55.6 (10)
Overweight/obese (≥25)	71.1 (32)	44.4 (8)

Values represent % (n). ¹Elevated systolic blood pressure (≥ 140 mmHg); ²elevated diastolic blood pressure (≥ 90mmHg); ³Pearson Chi-Square Statistic.