Research Article
Prevalence of Hypertension in a Tribal Land Locked Population at High Altitude
Table 2
Frequency distribution of different variables among study participants.
| | Characteristic | Male
(%) | Female
(%) | Mean systolic BP ± SD | Mean diastolic BP ± SD |
| | Smoking habits | | | | | | Smoker | 115 (42.6) | 12 (9.2) | 121.08 ± 17.47 | 74.03 ± 9.61 | | Occasional smoker | 7 (2.6) | — | 143.71 ± 24.58 | 88.57 ± 5.47 | | Ex-smoker | 15 (5.5) | — | 113.60 ± 7.25 | 71.20 ± 6.80 | | Nonsmoker | 133 (42.3) | 119 (90.8) | 121.89 ± 16.33 | 76.26 ± 10.21 | | Alcohol consumption | | | | | | Alcoholic | 159 (58.9) | 1 (0.8) | 123.62 ± 18.13 | 76.59 ± 10.77 | | Occasional alcoholic | 26 (9.6) | — | 123.96 ± 7.72 | 75.50 ± 8.92 | | Nonalcoholic | 85 (31.5) | 130 (99.2) | 120.01 ± 16.62 | 74.84 ± 9.63 | | Educational status | | | | | | Illiterate | 54 (20.0) | 81 (61.8) | 119.71 ± 19.28 | 73.33 ± 7.65 | | Primary school | 34 (12.6) | 15 (11.4) | 110.02 ± 13.69 | 68.55 ± 8.24 | | High school not completed | 50 (18.5) | 10 (7.6) | 121.13 ± 11.12 | 75.10 ± 9.26 | | High school | 32 (11.8) | 1 (0.8) | 124.67 ± 11.05 | 77.97 ± 9.12 | | Secondary school | 43 (15.9) | 10 (7.6) | 125.57 ± 12.27 | 81.55 ± 10.94 | | Graduate | 18 (6.7) | — | 123.56 ± 12.99 | 79.61 ± 9.58 | | Postgraduate/professional degree | 24 (8.9) | 14 (10.8) | 137.68 ± 19.63 | 84.55 ± 10.46 | | Others | 15 (5.6) | — | 117.27 ± 7.52 | 66.73 ± 3.39 | | Occupation | | | | | | Agriculture | 119 (44.1) | 46 (35.1) | 122.22 ± 17.26 | 75.33 ± 9.31 | | Government service | 77 (28.5) | 23 (17.5) | 124.95 ± 17.82 | 77.80 ± 10.86 | | Private service | 9 (3.3) | 6 (4.6) | 130.60 ± 18.29 | 83.53 ± 13.53 | | Shopkeeper/business | 20 (7.4) | 12 (9.2) | 118.22 ± 13.33 | 73.84 ± 9.19 | | Retired | 3 (1.1) | — | 116.33 ± 16.77 | 68.67 ± 6.35 | | Others | 42 (15.6) | 44 (33.6) | 116.87 ± 14.69 | 72.97 ± 9.14 |
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