Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of people with hypertension (N = 132)
Characteristics | Mean ± SD or n (%) |
|---|---|
People with hypertension | |
Age (Range: 30 to 94) | 66.80 ± 12.22 |
Gender | |
 Male | 52 (39.39) |
 Female | 80 (60.61) |
Marital status | |
 Married | 98 (74.24) |
 Single/separated/divorced/widowed | 34 (25.76) |
Employment nature | |
 Farmer | 129 (97.73) |
 Others (e.g., businessman and public official) | 3 (2.27) |
Educational level | |
 Illiteracy | 31 (23.48) |
 Primary school | 88 (66.67) |
 Secondary or above | 13 (9.85) |
Duration of hypertension (range: 1 to 30 years) | 8.47 ± 5.58 |
SBP (mmHg) | 149.35 ± 19.01 |
DBP (mmHg) | 82.11 ± 13.33 |
Patients with controlled normal BP* | 39 (29.55) |
Number of comorbidities | 1.64 ± 0.632 |
Comorbidities | |
 Diabetes | 43 (32.58) |
 Arthrophlogosis | 19 (14.39) |
 Coronary heart disease | 15 (11.36) |
 Others$ | 27 (20.45) |
Antihypertensive drugs intake | |
 Yes | 106 (80.30) |
 No | 26 (19.70) |
Relationship of family carer with patient | |
 Spouse | 80 (60.61) |
 Son/son in-law/daughter/daughter in-law | 49 (37.12) |
 Other family members | 3 (2.27) |
Family carers | |
Age (range: 28 to 83) | 57.68 ± 11.49 |
Gender | |
 Male | 82 (62.12) |
 Female | 50 (37.88) |
Employment nature | |
 Farmer | 127 (96.21) |
 Others (e.g., teacher and businessman) | 5 (3.79) |
Educational level | |
 Illiteracy | 12 (9.09) |
 Primary school | 94 (71.21) |
 Secondary or above | 26 (19.70) |