Table 1: Baseline characteristics of subjects followed-up for incident hypertension (n = 1640).
Continuous variable |
Mean |
Standard deviation |
Age (years), mean (SD) |
41.3 |
7.3 |
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) |
24.3 |
4.1 |
SBP (mmHg), mean (SD) |
123.6 |
10.3 |
DBP (mmHg), mean (SD) |
77.2 |
7.6 |
CD4 (cell/mm3), mean (SD) |
248.4 |
11.5 |
Monthly income (frs), mean (SD) |
63,474.3 |
400.3 |
Categorical variables |
Frequency |
Percent |
Gender (Female), n (%) |
1016 |
62.0 |
Smoking, n (%) |
168 |
10.2 |
Alcohol consumption, n (%) |
728 |
44.4 |
Obesity, n (%) |
136 |
8.3 |
Family history of HTN, n (%) |
264 |
16.1 |
WHO stage IV, n (%) |
440 |
26.8 |
TDF/3TC/EFV or DLT, n (%) |
1568 |
95.6 |
No formal education, n (%) |
48 |
2.9 |
Married, n (%) |
776 |
47.3 |
BMI: Body Mass Index; SBP: Systolic Blood Pressure; DBP: Diastolic Blood Pressure; TDF/3TC/EFV: Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/lamivudine/Efavirenz or Dolutegravir.