Table 4 Chi-square statistics for prevalence undiagnosed hypertension and socio-demographic variables
From: Casual blood pressure of adolescents attending public secondary schools in Maiduguri, Nigeria
Characteristics | Prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | X 2 | p value | |
Sex | 15.49 | 0.001 | ||
Male | 41.4 | 63.6 | ||
Female | 58.6 | 36.4 | ||
Tribe | 2.05 | 0.727 | ||
Hausa\Fulani | 44.8 | 47.0 | ||
Kanuri\Shuwa | 35.6 | 30.6 | ||
Others | 19.5 | 22.4 | ||
Religion | 2.64 | 0.104 | ||
Islam | 79.3 | 86.0 | ||
Christianity | 20.7 | 22.4 | ||
Occupation of parents | 3.54 | 0.1 | ||
White collar | 42.5 | 35.8 | ||
Blue collar | 57.5 | 61.4 | ||
Unemployed | 0.0 | 2.8 | ||
Education of parents | 3.94 | 0.266 | ||
Higher education | 64.4 | 56.2 | ||
Secondary education | 21.8 | 32.1 | ||
Primary education | 3.4 | 2.2 | ||
Islamic education | 10.3 | 9.5 | ||