Table 3.
Association between the study variables and uncontrolled blood pressure
| Study Variables | Controlled Group N= 67 n (%) |
Uncontrolled Group N= 115 n (%) |
χ2/Fisher’s Exact Test | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 4.786 | 0.091 | ||
| 18-39 | 13 (46.4) | 15 (53.6) | ||
| 40-59 | 25 (44.6) | 31 (55.4) | ||
| ≥ 60 | 29 (29.6) | 69 (70.4) | ||
| Gender | 3.654 | 0.056 | ||
| Male | 31 (30.7) | 70 (69.3) | ||
| Female | 36 (44.4) | 45 (55.6) | ||
| Smoking status | 3.897 | 0.048 | ||
| Non-smokers | 45 (42.9) | 60 (57.1) | ||
| Smokers | 22 (28.6) | 55 (71.4) | ||
| Alcohol consumptionf | 0.748 | |||
| Non-drinker/low level | 64 (37.2) | 108 (62.8) | ||
| Hazardous, harmful/alcohol dependence | 3 (30.0) | 7 (70.0) | ||
| Diabetes | 8.189 | 0.004 | ||
| No | 53 (44.2) | 67 (55.8) | ||
| Yes | 14 (22.6) | 48 (77.4) | ||
| Diabetes with CKDf | 8.957 | 0.024 | ||
| No diabetes with CKD | 53 (44.2) | 67 (55.8) | ||
| Diabetes with CKD stage 3 | 12 (24.5) | 37 (75.5) | ||
| Diabetes with CKD stage 4 | 2 (25.0) | 6 (75.0) | ||
| Diabetes with CKD stage 5 | 0 (0.0) | 5 (100.0) | ||
| Comorbidity severity | 12.507 | 0.002 | ||
| Mild | 35 (44.9) | 43 (55.1) | ||
| Moderate | 22 (45.8) | 26 (54.2) | ||
| Severe | 10 (17.9) | 46 (82.1) | ||
| Sleep quality | 8.854 | 0.003 | ||
| Good | 32 (51.6) | 30 (48.4) | ||
| Poor | 35 (29.2) | 85 (70.8) |
f
Fisher’s Exact Test