Table 1 Demographic and anthropometric characteristics of study participants at university of Gondar hospital from October to November 2015
|  | Variables | Hypertensive (n = 126) | Healthy controls (n = 126) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | < 35 35–55 > 56 | 15 (51.7%) 65 (48.9%) 46 (51.1) | 14 (48.3%) 68 (51.1%) 44 (48.9%) |
Sex | Male | 41 (32.5%) | 41 (32.5%) |
Female | 85 (67.5%) | 85 (67.5%) | |
Residence | Urban | 84 (66.7%) | 116 (92.1%) |
Rural | 42 (33.3%) | 10 (7.9%) | |
BMI | < 18.5 18.5–24.9 25–29.9 > 30 | 1 (0.8%) 83 (65.9%) 40 (31.75%) 2 (1.6%) | 1 (0.8%) 101 (80.2%) 24 (19.0%) 0 (0%) |
Duration of illness (years) | < 5 5–10 > 10 | 101 (80.2%) 23 (18.3%) 2 (1.6%) |  |