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Table 2 Anthropometric characteristics, Physical Activity and Prevalence of CMS and Hypertension in study population

From: A community-based study of hypertension and cardio-metabolic syndrome in semi-urban and rural communities in Nigeria

 

Semi-urban (1088)

Rural (370)

All (1458)

p-value

BMI (%):

-

-

-

-

≥ 25 to <30 kg/m2

33.1

27.1

31.6

0.032*

≥ 30 kg/m2

19.2

11.7

17.3

0.001*

Waist circumference (%):

-

-

-

-

≥ 80 cm female

70.7

53.7

66.0

<0.001*

≥ 94 for male

16.7

8.9

14.9

0.014*

Physical activity (%)

94.5

99.1

95.8

<0.001*

MS

18.00

10.00

15.9

<0.001*

Hypertension

35.4

25.1

32.8

<0.001*

  1. *- p-value: significant