20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Female Gender Male
Figure 2. Frequency distribution of the respondents by gender at Dapitan, Metro Manila, 2013. Eighteen of the respondents selected at Dapitan, Metro Manila are female. On the other hand, twelve are male. Analysis: On our study, the number of male respondents is not equal to the number of female respondents. Although most studies show that Men and women are equally likely to develop HBP during their lifetimes. However, before age 45, men are more likely to have HBP than women. After age 65, the condition is more likely to affect women than men. Also, men younger than 55 are more likely to have uncontrolled HBP than women. However, after age 65, women are more likely to have uncontrolled HBP.
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