Practices of Adults in a Periurban Community of the Ho Municipality on Prevention of Hypertension

Table 2

Definition and symptoms of hypertension.

Variables	Parameter	Frequency	Percentage
Meaning of hypertension	High level of stress	62	21.1
	Rapid pulse	20	6.8
	Increased force of blood	145	49.3
	Do not know	67	22.8
Normal systolic blood pressure	Less than 120 mmHg	286	97.3
	More than 120 mmHg	8	2.7
Normal diastolic blood pressure	Less than 80 mmHg	218	74.1
	More than 80 mmHg	76	25.9
Symptoms of hypertension	Cannot breathe	203	69.0
	Do not know	18	6.1
	Headache, dizziness, tiredness	73	24.8