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.