Behavioral and Sociodemographic Determinants of Hypertension and Its Burden among Bank Employees in Metropolitan Cities of Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Table 3

Physical measurements and behavioral characteristics of bank employees in metropolitan cities of Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 368).

Items	Frequency	Percentage
BMI status
Underweight (<18.5 kg/m^2)	27	7.34
Normal (18.5–24.9 kg/m^2)	183	49.73
Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m^2)	103	27.99
Obese (≥30 kg/m^2)	55	14.95
Mean = 24.3 kg/m^2
SD = 4.7
Vegetable intake
Never	56	15.22
1–3 per week	144	39.13
4–6 per week	136	36.96
Once a day	32	8.7
Fruit intake
Never	24	6.5
1–3 per week	184	50
4–6 per week	136	36.96
Once a day	16	4.35
At least twice a day	8	2.17
Daily salt intake
<one teaspoon	208	56.52
>one teaspoon	160	43.48
Ever alcohol drinking
Yes	328	89.1
No	40	10.9
Alcohol intake during the last month
Yes	280	76.1
No	88	23.9
Ever cigarette smoking
Yes	56	15.2
No	312	84.8
Smoking in the last month
Yes	16	4.4
No	352	95.6
Physical activity
Low	185	50.3
Moderate	165	44.8
High	18	4.9
Familial history of hypertension
Yes	80	21.7
No	288	28.3