Research Article
Predictors of Hypertension among Adult Female Population in Kpone-Katamanso District, Ghana
Table 2
Prevalence of hypertension by sociodemographic characteristics.
| | Variables | Normal (%) | Hypertensive (%) | Total (%) | P value | | (n=143) | (n=73) | (n=216) |
| | Age | | <0.001 | | 25-44 | 77(79.0) | 20(21.0) | 97(44.9) | | | 45-64 | 50(61.0) | 32(39.0) | 82(38.0) | | | 65+ | 16(43.0) | 21(57.0) | 37(17.1) | | | Marital Status | | 0.256 | | No | 42(61.0) | 27(39.0) | 69(31.9) | | | Yes | 101(69.0) | 46(31.0) | 147(68.1) | | | Level of Education | | 0.685 | | No formal Education | 63(63.0) | 37(37.0) | 100(46.3) | | | Primary | 34(65.0) | 18(35.0) | 52(24.1) | | | Secondary | 34(71.0) | 14(29.0) | 48(22.2) | | | Tertiary | 12(75.0) | 4(25.0) | 16(7.4) | | | Employment Status | | 0.441 | | Employed | 90(68.0) | 42(32.0) | 132(61.1) | | | Unemployed | 53(63.0) | 31(37.0) | 84(38.9) | | | Religious Status | | 0.368 | | Islam | 5(83) | 1(17.0) | 6(2.8) | | | Christianity | 138(66) | 72(34.0) | 210(97.2) | |
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