Table 5: Prevalence (%) of hypertension by Socio-demographic variables

N % P-Value
Community
Scheduled Tribe 175 31.4 P< 0.001
Scheduled Tribe 589 47.9
Backward Caste 1225 52.8
Others 1144 51.1
Type of House
Kutcha 609 46.1 P< 0.01
Semi-Pucca 1988 49.8
Pucca 536 55.6
Occupation
Labour 948 44.4 P< 0.001
Cultivation 1089 48.0
Service/Business 1096 57.0
Literacy Status
Illiterate 959 44.8 P< 0.001
Literate 2174 52.4
Family size
1-4 1196 51.8 P< 0.01
5-7 1488 50.6
> 8 449 43.4
Land holdings (Acers)
No land 1213 48.7 P< 0.001
< 2.5 1083 55.3
2.5-5.0 333 42.3
>5.0 504 47.2