Increase in the prevalence of hypertension among adults exposed to the Great Chinese Famine during early life

Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants, Chongqing, China (%)

Variable	Hypertension	Non-Hypertension	p-value
Variable	(n = 150)	(n = 1074)	p-value
Timing of exposure to famine			0.052
Childhood exposure	32.00	39.29
Fetal and infant exposure	32.00	23.37
Non-exposure	36.00	37.34
Gender			<0.001**
Male	75.33	53.45
Female	24.67	46.55
Male			0.305
Childhood exposure	6.26	31.30
Fetal and infant exposure	29.20	23.34
Non-exposure	32.74	39.20
Female			0.065
Childhood exposure	29.73	37.20
Fetal and infant exposure	40.54	23.40
Non-exposure	29.73	39.40
Educational level			0.500
Basic education	16.67	15.08
Secondary education	45.33	50.47
Higher education	38.00	34.45
Marital status			0.044*
Unmarried	0.67	1.21
Married or cohabitation	88.00	92.83
Divorce or Separated	6.67	4.38
Widowed	4.67	1.58
Job conditions			0.098
Unemployment	38.00	44.79
Employed/	47.33	45.53
Stay at home	14.67	9.68
Average monthly income			0.116
<850 Yuan	25.33	21.88
851 to 1600 Yuan	27.33	35.94
>1601 Yuan	47.33	42.18
Smoker (%)	47.33	63.31	<0.001**
Alcohol drinker (%)	28.67	45.53	<0.001**
Regular physical activity			0.469
Seldom	24.67	28.12
Sometimes	54.00	48.70
Usually	21.33	23.18
Sleep status			0.108
Good	32.67	41.06
Average	56.00	50.65
Poor	11.33	8.29
BMI			<0.001**
Low weight	17.33	31.38
Normal weight	35.33	46.46
Overweight	37.33	19.83
Obesity	10.00	2.33
Diabetes			0.016
No	95.33	98.51
Yes	4.67	1.49

Definition: **Statistical difference exists (p < 0.001), *with statistical difference (P < 0.05)

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