Table 3.
Lifestyle-related characteristics of hypertensive patients on follow-up at ambulatory clinics of public health facilities in Bishoftu town, Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 398)
| Variable | Category | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoking | Yes | 16 | 4 |
| No | 382 | 96 | |
| Alcohol consumption | Yes | 48 | 12.1 |
| No | 350 | 87.9 | |
| Khat chewing | Yes | 9 | 2.3 |
| No | 389 | 97.7 | |
| Habitual coffee consumption | Yes | 184 | 46.2 |
| No | 214 | 53.8 | |
| Vegetable eating habit | 1–3 days/week | 253 | 63.6 |
| 4–7 days/week | 102 | 25.6 | |
| None | 43 | 10.8 | |
| Fruit-eating habit | 1–3 days/week | 277 | 69.6 |
| 4–7 days/week | 11 | 2.8 | |
| None | 110 | 27.6 | |
| Salt intake | Yes | 205 | 51.5 |
| No | 193 | 48.5 | |
| Physical activity | Yes | 158 | 39.7 |
| No | 240 | 60.3 |