Table 3: Association between respondents’ sex and their blood pressure.
|
Variables |
Sex of respondents |
|
p value |
||
|
BP |
Male |
Female |
|
|
|
|
Systolic |
|
|
2.361 |
0.307 |
|
|
Normal BP |
20 (33.9%) |
39 (66.1%) |
|
|
|
|
Pre-hypertension |
20 (42.6%) |
27 (57.4%) |
|
|
|
|
Stage 1 & 2 hypertension |
8 (25.8%) |
23 (74.2%) |
|
|
|
|
Diastolic |
|
|
1.003 |
0.605 |
|
|
Normal BP |
31 (34.4%) |
59 (65.6%) |
|
|
|
|
Pre-hypertension |
11 (42.3%) |
15 (57.7%) |
|
|
|
|
Stage 1 & 2 hypertension |
6 (28.6%) |
15 (71.4) |
|
|
|