Hypertension in Jordan: Prevalence, Awareness, Control, and Its Associated Factors

Table 2

The prevalence, awareness, and control of hypertension among men in Jordan according to participants' characteristics.

	Hypertension			Awareness of hypertension			Control of hypertension
	n	%	p-value	n	%	p-value	n	%	p-value
Age (year)			<0.001			<0.001			.001
<50	167	25.9		74	44.3		35	21.0
≥50	325	60.1		210	64.6		116	35.7
Marital status			<0.001			.001			.053
Single	14	9.9		2	14.3		1	7.1
Married	478	45.7		282	59.0		150	31.4
Smoking status			<0.001			<0.001			.011
None smoker	258	43.8		124	48.1		65	25.2
Past smoker	103	50.0		79	76.7		42	40.8
Current smoker	131	33.3		81	61.8		44	33.6
Region			<0.001			.340			.864
North	167	43.0		104	62.3		51	30.5
Middle	178	37.9		99	55.6		57	32.0
South	147	44.5		81	55.1		43	29.3
Family history of hypertension			.058						.217
Yes	292	44.0		188	64.4		96	32.9
No	199	38.5		96	48.2		55	27.6
Body mass index (Kg/m^2)			<0.001			.330			.874
Normal	59	22.3		34	57.6		20	33.9
Overweight	198	41.3		109	55.1		61	30.8
Obesity	217	51.8		135	62.2		66	30.4
Wasit circumference			<0.001			.076			.394
Normal	93	24.0		46	49.5		25	26.9
Increased	398	49.9		237	59.5		125	31.4
Diabetes			<0.001			.016
No	142	26.7		70	49.3				.602
Yes	350	53.4		214	61.1		46	32.4
Triglycerides level			<0.001			.602
Normal	178	32.8		100	56.2		55	30.9
High	314	48.6		184	58.6		96	30.6
HDL			.014			.100			.978
Normal	169	37.0		89	52.7		52	30.8
Low	323	44.2		195	60.4		99	30.7