Table 1. Demographic characteristics of study participants.
PIH: Pregnancy-induced hypertension
| Variables | *PIH without Anemia (n=73) f (%) | *PIH with Anemia (n=77) f (%) | p-value | |
| Age | <20 | 4 (6%) | 8 (10%) | 0.51 |
| 20-24 | 32 (44%) | 39 (51%) | ||
| 25-29 | 25 (34%) | 18 (23%) | ||
| 30- 34 | 9 (12%) | 10 (13%) | ||
| ≥35 | 3 (4%) | 2 (3%) | ||
| Education | School Certificate | 9 (12%) | 9 (12%) | 0.39 |
| Intermediate or post-high school diploma | 34 (47%) | 44 (57%) | ||
| Graduate or above | 30 (41%) | 24 (31%) | ||
| Working status | Non-working | 37 (51%) | 43 (56%) | 0.53 |
| Working | 36 (49%) | 34 (44%) | ||
| Socioeconomic class | Upper middle | 15 (21%) | 13 (17%) | 0.82 |
| Lower middle | 17 (23%) | 20 (26%) | ||
| Upper lower | 41 (56%) | 44 (57%) | ||
| Religion | Hindu | 61 (84%) | 65 (84%) | 0.70 |
| Muslim | 6 (8%) | 8 (10%) | ||
| Christian | 6 (8%) | 4 (5%) | ||
| Type of Family | Nuclear Family | 64 (88%) | 67 (87%) | 0.90 |
| Joint Family | 9 (12%) | 10 (13%) | ||
| History of hypertension in the family | No | 58 (80%) | 56 (73%) | 0.33 |
| Yes | 15 (21%) | 21 (27%) | ||
| Habit of consuming aerated drinks | No | 27 (37%) | 32 (42%) | 0.57 |
| Yes | 46 (63%) | 45 (58%) | ||
| Consumption of tea/coffee/milk | Once | 39 (53%) | 42 (55%) | 0.89 |
| Twice or more | 34 (47%) | 35 (45%) | ||