Research Article
Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, Control, and Related Factors of Hypertension among Tajik Nomads Living in Pamirs at High Altitude
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the study population by sex.
| | Variables | Men (n = 369) | Women (n = 428) | Total (n = 797) | |
| | Age (years) | 42.19 ± 15.21 | 42.40 ± 15.23 | 42.30 ± 15.21 | 0.849 | | 18–44 | 224 (60.7) | 254 (59.3) | 478 (60.0) | | | 45–59 | 93 (25.2) | 115 (26.9) | 208 (26.1) | 0.867 | | ≥60 | 52 (14.1) | 59 (13.8) | 111 (13.9) | | | Stock raisers (n, %) | 325 (88.1) | 383 (89.5) | 708 (88.8) | 0.601 | | Education attainment status (n, %) | | Primary and lower | 215 (58.4) | 336 (78.3) | 551 (69.1) | | | Junior high | 78 (21.2) | 66 (15.4) | 144 (18.1) | <0.001 | | Senior high and higher | 75 (20.4) | 27 (6.3) | 102 (12.8) | | | Family income per member (n, %) | | | | 0.001 | | Low | 247 (66.9) | 336 (78.5) | 583 (73.1) | <0.001 | | High | 122 (33.1) | 92 (21.5) | 214 (26.9) | | Marital status (n, %) | | Single | 48 (13.0) | 28 (6.5) | 76 (9.5) | <0.001 | | Married | 298 (80.8) | 348 (81.3) | 646 (81.1) | | | Widowed/divorced | 23 (6.2) | 52 (12.2) | 75 (9.4) | | | Current cigarette consumption (n, %) | 137 (37.1) | 2 (0.5) | 139 (17.4) | <0.001 | | Current alcohol intake (n, %) | 69 (18.7) | 0 (0) | 69 (8.6) | — | | Body mass index | | <23.9 kg/m2 | 173 (46.9) | 193 (45.1) | 366 (45.9) | 0.619 | | ≥24.0 kg/m2 | 196 (53.1) | 235 (54.9) | 431 (54.1) | | Waist circumference | | Abdominal obesity (n,%) | 135 (36.6) | 200 (46.7) | 335 (42.0) | 0.003 |
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