Table 4 Prevalence of selected behavioral and biological risk factors of hypertension
Physical activity | ||||||
Times per week | Comparison | Â | Intervention | Â | Overall | Â |
 0 | 711 | 62.2% | 679 | 61.1% | 1390 | 61.6% |
 1 | 56 | 4.9% | 46 | 4.1% | 102 | 4.5% |
 2 | 60 | 5.2% | 41 | 3.7% | 101 | 4.5% |
 3 | 65 | 5.7% | 76 | 6.8% | 141 | 6.3% |
 4 | 43 | 3.8% | 28 | 2.5% | 71 | 3.2% |
 5 | 61 | 5.3% | 61 | 5.5% | 122 | 5.4% |
 6 | 36 | 3.2% | 40 | 3.6% | 76 | 3.4% |
 7 | 112 | 9.8% | 140 | 12.6% | 252 | 11.2% |
Alcohol consumption | ||||||
 Never Drink | 1032 | 88.7% | 1029 | 90.1% | 2061 | 89.5% |
 Drink once a day+ | 131 | 11.3% | 112 | 9.8% | 243 | 10.6% |
Salt | ||||||
Do you add salt to food at table | ||||||
 Never | 805 | 68.8% | 581 | 49.8% | 1386 | 59.3% |
 Rarely | 54 | 4.6% | 94 | 8.1% | 148 | 6.3% |
 Sometimes | 196 | 16.8% | 297 | 25.5% | 493 | 21.1% |
 Often | 72 | 6.2% | 120 | 10.3% | 192 | 8.2% |
 Always | 43 | 3.7% | 75 | 6.4% | 118 | 5.1% |
Is salt added during food preparation | ||||||
 Never | 59 | 5.0% | 18 | 1.5% | 77 | 3.3% |
 Rarely | 17 | 1.5% | 11 | 0.9% | 28 | 1.2% |
 Sometimes | 47 | 4.0% | 42 | 3.6% | 89 | 3.8% |
 Often | 247 | 21.1% | 200 | 17.1% | 447 | 19.1% |
 Always | 800 | 68.4% | 896 | 76.8% | 1696 | 72.6% |
Snoring while sleeping | ||||||
 Rarely or never | 947 | 82.4% | 908 | 80.2% | 1855 | 81.3% |
 More than once a week | 202 | 17.6% | 224 | 19.8% | 426 | 18.7% |
*Total 2281 | ||||||
Snorting or gasping while sleeping | ||||||
 Rarely or never | 1027 | 89.1% | 971 | 86.5% | 1998 | 87.8% |
 More than once a week | 126 | 10.9% | 152 | 13.5% | 278 | 12.2% |
*total 2276 | ||||||
Any sleep problem | ||||||
 Rarely or never | 928 | 80.0% | 891 | 77.8% | 1819 | 78.9% |
 More than once a week | 232 | 20.0% | 254 | 22.2% | 486 | 21.1% |
Previous history | ||||||
Any previous diagnosis of hypertension | ||||||
 None | 869 | 74.3% | 71.2% | 1700 | 72.7% |  |
 Previous diagnosis | 275 | 23.5% | 27.4% | 595 | 25.5% |  |
 Do not know | 24 | 2.1% | 1.3% | 39 | 1.7% |  |
 No response | 2 | 0.2% | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% |  |
Family history High Blood Pressure | ||||||
 No | 669 | 57.2% | 570 | 48.8% | 1239 | 53.0% |
 Yes | 364 | 31.1% | 460 | 39.4% | 824 | 35.3% |
 Not Sure | 137 | 11.7% | 137 | 11.7% | 274 | 11.7% |
BMI | ||||||
 Mean | 25.4 | (25.1, 25.8) | 25.5 | (25.2, 25.9) | 25.5 |  |
 Median | 24.57 |  | 24.54 |  | 24.6 |  |
 Underweight | 85 | 7.3% | 85 | 7.3% | 170 | 7.3% |
 Normal | 529 | 45.2% | 540 | 46.3% | 1069 | 45.7% |
 Overweight | 336 | 28.7% | 321 | 27.5% | 657 | 28.1% |
 Obese | 220 | 18.8% | 221 | 18.9% | 441 | 18.9% |