Physiological, Behavioral, and Dietary Characteristics Associated with Hypertension among Kenyan Defence Forces
Table 2
Selected peace mission participation, activity level, anthropometrics, and physiological characteristics of the study population by hypertension status.
Participation in peace mission
Hypertensive, (%)
Normotensive (%)
value
Yes
99 (68.28)
46 (31.72)
145 (100)
No
70 (36.08)
124 (63.92)
194 (100)
; df = 1;
Muscular endurance exercise
Yes
63 (37.06)
138 (81.18)
1.00
No
107 (62.94)
32 (18.82)
2.53
<0.01
; df = 2;
Anthropometric measurements
BMI
Normal
35 (20.71)
116 (68.24)
28.86
<0.01
Overweight
101 (59.76)
48 (28.24)
Obese
33 (19.53)
6 (3.53)
Waist hip ratio
Normal
114 (67.06)
166 (97.65)
15.68
0.01
Central obesity
56 (32.94)
4 (2.35)
Heart rate
79.91
73.89
6.02
0.05
Blood pressure
Mean systolic Bp (mmHg)
142.37
123.71
18.66
<0.05
Mean diastolic Bp (mmHg)
84.60
75.99
8.61
<0.05
Abbreviations: BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure; mmHg: millimeters of mercury.
