Table 3: Behavioral characteristics, personal and family history of morbidities of the study participants.

Variables

Number

Percentage (%)

History of hypertension

Yes

180

31.4

No

394

68.6

Cigarette smoking

Yes

108

18.8

No

466

81.2

Alcohol drinking

Yes

110

19.2

No

464

80.8

Chat chewing

Yes

143

24.9

No

431

75.1

Sedentary life style

Yes

106

18.5

No

468

81.5

Dietary habit

Enjera with wotsi

217

37.8

Qocho

357

62.2

BMI

< 25

486

84.7

≥ 25

88

15.3

Diabetic mellitus

Yes

107

18.6

No

467

81.4

Health seeking behavior

Yes

466

81.2

No

108

18.8

Blood pressure measurement

No undiagnosed hypertension

314

54.7

Undiagnosed hypertension

260

45.3