Research Article
Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Factors in Lubumbashi City, Democratic Republic of Congo: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
The background characteristics of the study subjects (n = 6,708).
| | Variable | Female n = 4,479 (66.8%) | Male n = 2,229 (33.2%) | Total N = 6,708 | value |
| | Age (years), mean ± SD | 48.0 ± 16.6 | 47.8 ± 16.4 | 47.9 ± 16.5 | 0.547 | | Weight (kg), mean ± SD | 64.8 ± 15.2 | 65.7 ± 12.4 | 65.1 ± 14.3 | 0.006 | | Height (cm), mean ± SD | 159.3 ± 7.8 | 168.5 ± 8.2 | 162.3 ± 9.0 | <0.0001 | | Waist circumference (cm), mean ± SD | 87.4 ± 13.6 | 83.0 ± 10.7 | 85.9 ± 12.9 | <0.0001 | | BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD | 25.5 ± 5.9 | 23.1 ± 4.0 | 24.7 ± 5.4 | <0.0001 | | SBP (mmHg), mean ± SD | 127.8 ± 27.1 | 129.4 ± 23.4 | 128.4 ± 25.9 | 0.013 | | DBP (mmHg), mean ± SD | 79.3 ± 15.4 | 78.6 ± 15.0 | 79.1 ± 15.3 | 0.044 | | HR (bpm), mean ± SD | 77.6 ± 12.4 | 72.8 ± 12.5 | 76.0 ± 12.6 | <0.0001 | | Alcohol consumption, n (%) | 840 (18.8) | 835 (37.5) | 1675 (25.0) | <0.0001 | | Cigarette smoking, n (%) | 59 (1.3) | 299 (13.4) | 358 (5.4) | <0.0001 | | Vegetables consumption, n (%) | 4321 (96.8) | 1446 (95.2) | 6444 (96.1) | 0.018 | | Fruit consumption, n (%) | 2871(64.1) | 1397 (62.7) | 4268 (63.6) | 0.264 | | Physical activity, n (%) | 692 (15.5) | 868 (38.9) | 1560 (23.3) | <0.0001 | | History of diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 155 (3.5) | 79 (3.5) | 234 (3.5) | 0.916 | | History of stroke, n (%) | 146 (3.3) | 70 (3.1) | 216 (3.2) | 0.851 | | Family history of hypertension, n (%) | 1506 (33.6) | 641 (28.9) | 2147 (32.0) | <0.0001 |
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SD: standard deviation; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HR: heart rate; bpm: beats per minute.
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