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

Table 3

Comparison of mean systolic blood pressure by physical activity status among residents of Kakoba, western Uganda.

Category of physical activity	Mean systolic BP	95% CI	value
Sedentary work style
No	122.6	119.3, 125.9	0.0034
Yes	129.3	126.4, 132.1
Sedentary recreation
No	128.4	123.6, 132.8	0.37
Yes	126.1	123.6, 128.5
Walks or pedals bicycle at least 10 minutes continuously daily
No	128.2	124.7, 131.6	0.28
Yes	125.8	122.8, 128.6
Vigorous work among those not sedentary at work ()
Not vigorous work	120.9	115.9, 125.9	0.29
Vigorous work	124.7	119.7, 129.7

In-bold results = significant at 0.05 level.