Table 1 Demographic variables of patients with hypertension
Variable | n (%) | Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Place of residence | ||
Female | 230(56.7%) | Urban | 337(83.0%) |
Male | 176(43.3%) | Rural | 69(17.0%) |
Age (year) | Monthly income | ||
\(\:\le\:46\) | 112(30.77%) | Inadequate | 229(56.4%) |
47–65 | 116(45.60%) | Adequate | 143(35.2%) |
\(\:\ge\:65\) | 86(23.63%) | More than adequate | 34(8.4%) |
BMI | Occupation | ||
Underweight | 55(13.5%) | Unemployed | 57(14.0%) |
Healthy weight | 155(38.2%) | Freelance | 86(21.2%) |
Overweight | 149(36.7%) | Farmer | 29(7.1%) |
Obese | 46(11.3%) | Housewife | 115(28.3%) |
Marital status | Office work | 84(20.7%) | |
Single | 41(10.1%) | Retired | 35(8.6%) |
Married | 258(63.5%) | Education | |
Divorced | 30(7.4%) | < Diploma | 182(44.8%) |
Widowed | 77(19.0%) | Diploma | 74(18.2%) |
Insurance status | Associate degree | 24(5.9%) | |
Yes | 296(72.9%) | Bachelor’s degree | 73(18.0%) |
No | 110(27.1%) | Master’s degree | 44(10.8%) |
History of hypertension (years) | Ph.D. | 9(2.2%) | |
<2 | 61(19.37%) | Exercise | |
3\(\:\--\)7 | 160(50.79%) | No | 234(57.6%) |
\(\:\ge\:8\) | 94(29.84%) | Yes, occasionally | 127(31.3%) |
Smoking state | Yes, less than once a week | 43(10.6%) | |
Yes | 103(25.4%) | Consumption of antihypertensive drugs | |
Occasionally | 59(14.5%) | Yes | 271(66.7%) |
No | 243(59.9%) | No | 135(33.3%) |
Family history of hypertension | |||
Yes | 195(48.0%) | ||
No | 211(52.0%) | ||