Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of 204 individuals with hypertension or comorbid hypertension and T2D in Puno, Peru.
| Characteristic | Overall, N = 204 1 | Hypertension Only, N = 162 1 | Comorbid Hypertension and T2D, N = 42 1 | p-value 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 67 (11) | 67 (12) | 67 (9) | 0.95 |
| Sex | 0.36 | |||
| Female | 60% (122) | 62% (100) | 52% (22) | |
| Male | 40% (82) | 38% (62) | 48% (20) | |
| District | 0.68 | |||
| Acora | 14% (29) | 16% (25) | 9.8% (4) | |
| Chucuito | 5.5% (11) | 5.6% (9) | 4.9% (2) | |
| Puno | 80% (161) | 79% (126) | 85% (35) | |
| Insurance | 0.63 | |||
| EsSalud | 70% (142) | 69% (111) | 74% (31) | |
| SIS | 30% (62) | 31% (51) | 26% (11) | |
| Educational Attainment | 0.58 | |||
| Secondary or less | 38% (78) | 40% (64) | 33% (14) | |
| Over secondary | 62% (126) | 60% (98) | 67% (28) | |
| Household Income | 0.63 | |||
| <250 soles | 23% (47) | 24% (39) | 19% (8) | |
| 250 soles or more | 77% (157) | 76% (123) | 81% (34) | |
| Primary Language | 0.05* | |||
| Indigenous + | 21% (42) | 23% (41) | 3.8% (1) | |
| Spanish | 79% (162) | 77% (137) | 96% (25) | |
| Marital status | 0.21 | |||
| Married | 67% (137) | 70% (113) | 57% (24) | |
| Separated/Divorced | 6.9% (14) | 6.2% (10) | 9.5% (4) | |
| Single | 6.4% (13) | 6.2% (10) | 7.1% (3) | |
| Widowed | 19% (39) | 18% (29) | 24% (10) | |
| No response | 0.5% (1) | 0% (0) | 2.4% (1) |
1Mean (SD); % (n),
2*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.
+In total, 9% (19) of participants spoke Quechua (9% of those with hypertension and 10% of those with comorbid hypertension and T2D) and 12% (25) spoke Aymara (15% of those with hypertension and 2% of those with comorbid hypertension and T2D).