participants were aged 18e39 years (60%), male (60%) and
had a tertiary education (50.7%). Overweight and obesity
levels were higher among males (54.3% and 22.3%) in
comparison to females (36.9% and 19.6%). More men (22%)
than women (7.3%) were classified as hypertensive. Overall,
there were no significant differences between the 2
groups with the exception of those in the validation
sample group having a higher level of education
(p Z 0.013) and a lower level of diastolic hypertension
(p Z 0.003).