Results
A total of 47,401 [men (44.6%) and women
(55.4%)] 20 yr were covered in the study. The
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coverage was not uniform for all the variables due to
non-response; therefore, the number covered for each
variable was marginally different. Age-wise mean and
SD for SBP and DBP are provided in Table I. The age
standardized mean SBP was 126.3 mmHg in men and
126.2 mm Hg in women, while the age standardized
mean DBP was 79.9 mmHg and 79.1 mmHg among
men and women, respectively. The mean systolic BP
significantly (p