Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Factors among the Outpatient Department in Akaki Kality Subcity Health Centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 2

Anthropometric values and behavioral characteristics of study subjects, Akaki Kality, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018.

Variable		Women, n (%)	Men, n (%)
Weight, kg
≤54		39 (17.2)	16 (9.4)
55–64		60 (26.4)	39 (22.9)
≥65		128 (56.4)	115 (67.6)
Mean		67.03
Median		67
Height in meters
≤1.54		41 (17.7)	9 (5.3)
1.55–1.64		72 (31.2)	21 (12.4)
≥1.65		118 (51.1)	140 (82.4)
Mean		1.65
Median		1.68
Body mass index, kg/m^2
<18.5		10 (4.3)	9 (5.3)
18.5–25		128 (55.4)	102 (60)
≥25		93 (40.3)	59 (34.7)
Mean		24.27
Median		24.30
Cigarette smoking
Yes		76 (32.9)	75 (44.1)
No		155 (67.1)	95 (55.9)
Amount of smoking
<1 pack per day		7 (35)	11 (39.3)
Only 1 pack per day		11 (55)	14 (50)
2 packs per day		2 (10)	2 (7.1)
≥3 packs per day		0	1 (3.6)
Alcohol drinking
Yes		20 (8.7)	29 (17.1)
No		211 (91.3)	141 (82.9)
Amount of alcohol drinking
<1 drink per day		2 (2.8)	9 (11.1)
Only 1 drink per day		19 (26.4)	26 (32.1)
>1 drink per day		51 (70.8)	46 (56.8)
Khat chewing
Yes		20 (8.7)	24 (14.1)
No		211 (91.3)	146 (85.9)
Frequency of khat chewing
Sometimes per week		11 (57.9)	15 (55.6)
Daily		6 (31.6)	9 (33.3)
2 times daily		0	1 (3.7)
≥3 times daily		2 (10.5)	2 (7.4)
Practicing regular exercise
Yes		103 (44.6)	87 (51.2)
No		128 (55.4)	83 (48.8)
Walking as a regular exercise
Yes		83 (35.9)	63 (37.1)
No		148 (64.1)	107 (62.9)
Running as a regular exercise
Yes		14 (6.1)	13 (7.6)
No		217 (93.9)	157 (92.4)
Jogging as a regular exercise
Yes		7 (3)	11 (6.5)
No		224 (97)	159 (93.5)
Swimming as a regular exercise
Yes		5 (2.2)	2 (1.2)
No		226 (97.8)	168 (98.8)