Table 2: Association between respondents’ age categories and their blood pressure.

Variables

Age categories of respondent

χ2

p value

BP

Below 36 years

36 years to 50 years

Over 50 years

 

 

Systolic

 

 

 

29.417

0.000*

Normal BP

30 (50.8%)

17 (28.8%)

12 (20.3%)

 

 

Pre-hypertension

16 (34.0%)

14 (29.8%)

17 (36.2%)

 

 

Stage 1 & 2 hypertension

1 (3.2%)

7 (22.6%)

23 (74.2%)

 

 

Diastolic

 

 

 

11.507

0.021*

Normal BP

36 (40.0%)

24 (36.7%)

30 (33.3%)

 

 

Pre-hypertension

7 (26.9%)

11 (42.3%)

8 (30.8%)

 

 

Stage 1 & 2 hypertension

4 (19.0%)

3 (14.3%)

14 (66.7%)

 

 

*Implies p value is significant at 0.05 level of significance.