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Table 3 Physical measurements for hypertensive clients on ART, Kadoma City, 2016

From: Determinants of uncontrolled hypertension among clients on anti-retroviral therapy in Kadoma City, Zimbabwe, 2016

Variable

Uncontrolled hypertension

p value

Yes n(%)

No n(%)

Systolic blood pressure (+/-SD)

151 (+/-15.46)

118 (+/-8.91)

<0.05

Diastolic blood pressure (+/-SD)

92 (+/-9.14)

75 (+/-7.05)

<0.05

Height in cm

  ≤ 150

4 (3)

3 (2)

0.68

 151–160

47 (31)

62 (41)

 

 161–170

82 (54)

75 (49)

 

 170–180

19 (12)

12 (8)

 

Median height in cm (Q1=; Q3=)

164 (Q1 = 160; Q3 = 169)

162 (Q1 = 158; Q3 = 168)

 

Weight in kg

  ≤ 50

8 (5)

27 (17)

0.52

 51–60

35 (23)

54 (36)

 

 61–70

51 (34)

43 (28)

 

 71–80

37 (24)

16 (11)

 

 81–90

13 (9)

10 (7)

 

 91–100

8 (5)

2 (1)

 

Median weight in kg (Q1=; Q3=)

69 (Q1 = 61; Q3 = 77)

60 (Q1 = 54; Q3 = 67)

 

BMI

 Underweight

1 (1)

11 (7)

<0.05

 Normal

22 (15)

10 (7)

 

 Overweight

76 (50)

107 (70)

 

 Obese

52 (34)

24 (16)

 

Waist circumference (Q1=; Q3=)

78 (Q1 = 71; Q3 = 86)

75 (Q1 = 71; Q3 = 82)