Table 2: Association between respondents’ age categories and their blood pressure.
Variables |
Age categories of respondent |
|
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.