Table 3: Prevalence (%) of hypertension according to BMI and WC by Gender
BMI | Hypertension | WC | Hypertension |
< 18.5 | 38.8 | < 90 | 45.8 |
18.5-23.0 | 51.2 | >90 | 57.0 |
> 23 | 58.7 | ||
Total | 47.3 | 47.3 | |
Chi-square | X2=48.6 | X2=9.7 | |
P- value | P< 0.001 | P< 0.002 | |
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< 18.5 | 42.2 | < 80 | 48.3 |
18.5-23.0 | 55.4 | > 80 | 70.6 |
>23 | 65.6 | ||
Total | 53.3 | 53.3 | |
Chi-square | X2=55.2 | X2=51.3 | |
P- value | P< 0.001 | P< 0.001 |