Table 1 Distribution of demographic and lifestyle variables among the hypertensive cases and controls
Controls | Hypertensive cases | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) Median (IQR) | 45 (38–52) | 50 (42–57) | < 0.01 |
Sex | |||
Male | 56 (21.3%) | 83 (38.1%) | < 0.01 |
Female | 207 (78.7%) | 135 (61.9%) | |
Smoking | |||
Yes | 122 (47.5%) | 127 (58.5%) | 0.02 |
No | 135 (52.5%) | 90 (41.5%) | |
Alcohol | |||
Yes | 15 (5.7%) | 24 (11.1%) | 0.03 |
No | 247 (94.3%) | 193 (88.9%) | |
Diet | |||
Vegetarian | 250 (95.4%) | 194 (89.4%) | 0.01 |
Non-vegetarian | 12 (4.6%) | 23 (10.6%) |