Table 1 Characteristics of PLHIV by hypertension status
From: Hypertension among persons living with HIV/AIDS and its association with HIV-related health factors
Variables | Hypertension | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 63) | No (n = 299) | ||
Gender | 0.883 | ||
 Male | 14 (22.2%) | 69 (23.1%) |  |
 Female | 49 (77.8%) | 230 (76.9%) |  |
Age |  < 0.001 | ||
  < 50 years | 20 (31.8%) | 183 (61.2%) |  |
 50 years | 43 (68.2%) | 116 (38.8%) |  |
Education level | 0.430 | ||
 Less than high school | 29 (46%) | 154 (51.5%) |  |
 High school and above | 34 (54%) | 145 (48.5%) |  |
Marital status | 0.424 | ||
 Married | 28 (44.4%) | 121 (40.5%) |  |
 Single | 25 (39.7) | 108 (36.1%) |  |
 Divorced/separated | 10 (15.9%) | 70 (23.4%) |  |
History of comorbid medical condition |  < 0.001 | ||
 Yes | 63 (100%) | 29 (9.7%) |  |
 No | 0 (0%) | 270 (90.3%) |  |
Smoking status | 0.176 | ||
 Smoker | 19 (30.2%) | 64 (21.4%) |  |
 Non-smoker | 44 (69.8%) | 235 (78.6%) |  |
BMI category | 0.004 | ||
 Underweight | 3 (4.8%) | 17 (5.7%) |  |
 Normal | 20 (31.8%) | 156 (52.2%) |  |
 Overweight | 19 (30.1%) | 79 (26.4%) |  |
 Obese | 21 (33.3%) | 47 (15.7%) |  |
HIV type | 0.567 | ||
 Type 1 | 61 (96.8%) | 193 (98%) |  |
 Type 2 | 2 (3.2%) | 6 (2%) |  |
Duration of HIV diagnosis | 0.521 | ||
  < 2 years | 2 (3.2%) | 24 (8%) |  |
 2–5 years | 9 (14.3%) | 50(16.7%) |  |
 5–10 years | 22 (38.1%) | 104 (34.8%) |  |
  > 10 years | 28 (44.4%) | 121 (40.5%) |  |
Duration on ART | 0.319 | ||
 < 10 years | 33 (52.4%) | 177 (59.2%) |  |
 10 years | 30 (47.6%) | 122 (40.8%) |  |
HIV viral load | 0.667 | ||
 \(\le\)1000 cp/ml | 59 (93.7%) | 284(95%) |  |
  > 1000 cp/ml | 4 (6.4%) | 15(5%) |  |
ART adherence rate | 0.456 | ||
 95% | 16 (25.4%) | 90 (30.1%) |  |
  > 95% | 47 (74.6%) | 209 (69.9%) |  |
ART regimen | 0.715 | ||
 NNRTI-based | 47 (74.6%) | 234 (78.3%) |  |
 INSTI-based | 13 (20.6%) | 49 (16.4%) |  |
 PI-based | 3 (4.8%) | 16 (5.3%) |  |