Sedentary Lifestyle and Hypertension in a Periurban Area of Mbarara, South Western Uganda: A Population Based Cross Sectional Survey

Table 2

Frequency of health behaviours related to cardiovascular disease in Kakoba Division, Mbarara Municipality.

Characteristics	(%)
Ever smoked tobacco products
Yes	90 (28.4)
No	220 (71.6)
Current smoking status (among ever smoked, )
Still smoking	25 (27.8)
Stopped smoking	65 (72.2)
Ever consumed alcoholic drink
Yes	145 (46.8)
No	165 (53.2)
Alcohol in the past 12 months (among ever drank, )
Yes	83 (58.1)
No	60 (41.9)
Frequency of having at least one standard drink in the last 12 months (, among alcohol drinkers in 12 months)
5 or more days per week	26 (31.3)
1–4 days per week	31 (37.4)
1–3 days/month	26 (31.3)
Number of days that fruits are eaten per week, median (IQR)	2 (1–3)
Number of servings of fruits, mean (SD)	1.04 (0.48)
Number of days vegetables are eaten per week
None	45 (14.5)
1-2	143 (46.1)
3–7	122 (39.4)
Number of servings of vegetables, mean (SD)	1.1 (0.5)
Sedentary work style
Yes	191 (61.6)
No	119 (38.4)
Sedentary recreation/leisure
Yes	213 (68.7)
No	97 (31.3)
Told by health worker that you have high blood pressure in the past 12 months
Yes	36 (11.7)
No	272 (88.3)
Had cholesterol level measured in the last 12 months
Yes	1 (0.3)
No	309 (99.7)
Told by health worker that had a high cholesterol level in the past 12 months
Yes	1 (0.3)
No	309 (99.7)