Table 3: Prevalence (%) of hypertension according to BMI and WC by Gender

MEN
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
WOMEN
< 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