Table 2: Overall difference in awareness scores of patients and their caretakers.
| Correct responses | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expected answers | Overall proportion N (col %) |
Patients N (col %) |
Caregiver N (col %) |
p-value | |
| Sample size | 3,200 (100) | 2,032 (100) | 1,469 (100) | ||
| What is hypertension | High BP | 1,759 (50.2) | 1,015 (50) | 744 (50.6) | 0.684 |
| What is normal BP | <130/85 mmHg | 2,345 (67) | 1,369 (67.4) | 979 (66.4) | 0.563 |
| Which organs can be affected by hypertension | |||||
| Heart | Yes | 2,184 (62.4) | 1,249 (61.5) | 935 (63.6) | 0.188 |
| Lungs | No | 3,078 (87.9) | 1,802 (88.7) | 1,276 (86.9) | 0.103 |
| Kidney | Yes | 426 (12.2) | 243 (12) | 183 (12.5) | 0.656 |
| Brain | Yes | 1,153 (32.9) | 662 (32.6) | 491 (33.4) | 0.599 |
| Major risk factors for hypertension | |||||
| Smoking | Yes | 1,196 (34.2) | 669 (32.9) | 527 (35.9) | 0.069 |
| I ncreased salt intake | Yes | 2,488 (71.1) | 1,417 (69.7) | 1,071 (72.9) | 0.041 |
| Alcohol | Yes | 1,444 (41.2) | 795 (39.1) | 649 (44.2) | 0.003 |
| Overweight | Yes | 1,294 (37) | 734 (36.1) | 560 (38.1) | 0.227 |
| Physical activity | No | 3,098 (88.5) | 1,797 (88.4) | 1,301 (88.6) | 0.906 |
| Healthy eating habits | No | 3,131 (89.4) | 1,819 (89.5) | 1,312 (89.3) | 0.845 |
| True/false statements | |||||
|
(b) | 2,103 (60.1) | 1,183 (58.2) | 920 (62.6) | 0.009 |
| Which is not a complication of hypertension: bleeding in brain/heart attack/fever/heart failure | Fever | 2,713 (77.5) | 1,560 (76.8) | 1,153 (78.5) | 0.230 |
| A person should visit a doctor, even if the BP is controlled | Correct | 1,599 (45.7) | 932 (45.9) | 667 (45.4) | 0.787 |
Chi-square test applied to know the association between responses and patient/caregiver groups.
col % = column %.