Bivariate analysis showing the associated factors of hypertension awareness
| Variables | Aware | Unaware | RR | 95% CI | p Value |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 108 (61.7) | 67 (38.3) | 0.6 | 0.4 to 0.9 | 0.005 |
| Female | 232 (73.4) | 84 (26.6) | |||
| Age (years) | |||||
| <45 | 79 (23.2.) | 95 (54.6) | 0.5 | 0.1 to 0.3 | 0.000 |
| >45 | 261 (82.3) | 56 (17.7) | |||
| Level of education | |||||
| No formal schooling | 57 (73.1) | 21 (26.9) | – | – | 0.002 |
| Grade 1–7 | 93 (78.8) | 25 (21.1) | |||
| Grade 8–12 | 168 (67.2) | 82 (32.8) | |||
| Tertiary | 22 (48.9) | 23 (51.1) | |||
| Marital status | |||||
| Never married | 152 (60.6) | 99 (39.4) | 0.5 | 0.3 to 0.7 | 0.000 |
| Married | 161 (76.3) | 50 (23.7) | |||
| Employment status | |||||
| Employed | 99 (59.3) | 68 (40.7) | 0.5 | 0.3 to 0.7 | 0.000 |
| Unemployed | 241 (74.4) | 83 (25.6) | |||
| Monthly income (Rands) | |||||
| <2000 | 276 (71.7) | 109 (28.3) | 1.7 | 1.1 to 2.6 | 0.018 |
| >2000 | 64 (60.4) | 42 (39.6) | |||
| Current smokers | |||||
| Yes | 33 (50.0) | 33 (50.0) | 0.4 | 0.2 to 0.7 | 0.000 |
| No | 307 (72.2) | 118 (27.8) | |||
| Ever drink alcohol | |||||
| Yes | 67 (50.8) | 65 (49.2) | 0.3 | 0.2 to 0.5 | 0.000 |
| No | 272 (76.2) | 85 (23.8) | |||
| Diabetes mellitus | |||||
| Yes | 114 (85.1) | 20 (14.9) | |||
| No | 226 (63.3) | 131 (36.7) | 0.3 | 0.2 to 0.5 | 0.000 |
| Obesity | |||||
| Yes | 260 (73.4) | 94 (26.6) | 2.5 | 1.5 to 3.2 | 0.001 |
| No | 79 (58.1) | 57 (41.9) |
RR, relative risk.