Table 1

Demographic and clinical factors stratified by hypertension

No hypertensionHypertension
n (%)n (%)p Value
Age, years
 <2041 (2.7)5 (1.0)<0.001
 20–29578 (38.2)144 (29.9)
 30–39629 (41.5)191 (39.7)
 40–49213 (14.1)99 (20.6)
 >5054 (3.6)42 (8.7)
Sex
 Female1036 (68.3)273 (56.6)<0.001
 Male481 (31.7)209 (43.4)
BMI, kg/m2
 18–241184 (78.8)329 (68.4)<0.001
 25–29222 (14.8)97 (20.2)
 30+74 (4.9)37 (7.7)
On ART
 No281 (18.5)78 (16.2)<0.001
 Yes1236 (81.5)404 (83.8)
WHO HIV disease stage
 Stage 1 and 21066 (70.3)385 (79.9)<0.001
 Stage 3 and 4451 (29.7)97 (20.1)
Karnofsky score
 0–80122 (9.6)14 (3.6)<0.001
 81–1001146 (90.4)371 (96.4)
  • ART, antiretroviral therapy; BMI, body mass index.