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Table 1 Descriptive Statistics: Independent Variables (N = 707)

From: Obesity and pre-hypertension in family medicine: Implications for quality improvement

 

Percent Pre-hypertensive (N = 303)

Percent Not Pre-hypertensive (N = 404)

Total Percents

Odds Ratio

N

BMI (p < .001)

     

Normal

15.2

33.9

25.9

1.00

183

Overweight

28.1

26.7

27.3

2.48

193

Obese I

22.4

13.1

17.1

3.55

121

Obese II

18.8

8.4

12.9

4.52

91

Missing

15.5

17.8

16.8

1.76

119

Age (p < .001)

     

18–35

11.9

38.4

27.0

1.00

191

36–45

16.2

15.6

15.8

3.10

112

46–55

20.1

20.0

20.1

3.50

142

56–65

16.8

11.1

13.6

5.42

96

66–100

35.0

14.9

23.5

7.86

166

Gender (p = .002)

     

Female

56.4

67.6

62.8

1.00

444

Male

43.6

32.4

37.2

1.74

263

Married (p = .149)

     

No

24.1

29.0

26.9

1.00

190

Yes

75.9

71.0

73.1

1.34

517

Comorbidity (p = .003)

     

None

55.1

67.6

62.2

1.00

440

Low

23.1

17.1

19.7

1.55

139

Moderate

21.8

15.3

18.1

1.78

128