Table 1.
Variable (n) | Hypertensives n (%) 1213 (25.5) |
Aware hypertensives n (%) 542 (44.7) |
On drug treatment n (%) 389 (71.8) |
Controlled n (%) 144 (37.0) |
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Gender: | ||||
Male (2340) | 634 (27.1) | 236 (37.3) | 175 (74.2) | 56 (32.0) |
Female (2418) | 579 (23.9) | 306 (53.3) | 214 (69.9) | 88 (41.1) |
*P value | 0.013 | <0.001 | 0.662 | 0.208 |
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Age (years) | ||||
15–24 (1076) | 95 (8.8) | 19 (20.9) | 5 (26.3) | 3 (60.0) |
25–34 (1130) | 146 (12.9) | 57 (12.9) | 20 (35.1) | 15 (75.0) |
35–44 (1167) | 304 (26.0) | 117 (38.6) | 73 (62.4) | 35 (47.9) |
45–54 (841) | 355 (42.2) | 185 (52.1) | 147 (79.5) | 56 (38.1) |
55–64 (544) | 313 (57.5) | 164 (49.7) | 144 (87.8) | 35 (24.3) |
*P value | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.662 | 0.021 |
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Region | ||||
Central (1139) | 379 (33.3) | 170 (45.3) | 122 (71.8) | 33 (20.1) |
Eastern (706) | 168 (23.8) | 84 (50.0) | 56 (66.7) | 25 (38.5) |
Northern (455) | 128 (28.1) | 48 (38.1) | 36 (75.0) | 12 (33.3) |
Southern (1001) | 207 (20.7) | 76 (36.7) | 54 (71.1) | 23 (42.6) |
Western (1457) | 33 (22.7) | 164 (49.7) | 121 (73.8) | 51 (42.1) |
*P value | <0.001 | 0.012 | 0.279 | 0.379 |
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Education | ||||
None (1256) | 482 (38.4) | 253 (52.5) | 204 (80.6) | 68 (33.3) |
Primary (1220) | 310 (25.4) | 141 (45.8) | 110 (78.0) | 40 (36.4) |
Intermediate (754) | 137 (18.2) | 48 (35.3) | 23 (47.9) | 10 (43.4) |
Secondary (791) | 134 (16.9) | 38 (28.8) | 15 (39.5) | 11 (73.3) |
University (608) | 127 (20.9) | 49 (39.2) | 25 (51.0) | 10 (40.0) |
Vocational (120) | 19 (15.8) | 13 (68.4) | 12 (92.3) | 5 (41.7) |
*P value | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.055 | 0.002 |
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Occupation | ||||
Governmental (1371) | 234 (23.6) | 124 (38.4) | 80 (64.5) | 38 (47.5) |
Nongovernmental (455) | 143 (31.4) | 54 (38.0) | 43 (79.6) | 12 (29.6) |
Student (469) | 55 (8.5) | 8 (15.4) | 1 (12.5) | 0 (0) |
Housekeeping (1759) | 492 (28.0) | 269 (54.9) | 189 (70.3) | 76 (39.2) |
Retired (308) | 157 (51.0) | 73 (46.5) | 66 (90.4) | 17 (25.8) |
Unemployed (210) | 41 (19.5) | 14 (34.1) | 10 (71.4) | 1 (10.0) |
*P value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.01 | 0.244 |
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Income (Saudi Riyals) | ||||
<3000 (1492) | 392 (26.3) | 165 (42.2) | 130 (78.8) | 48 (39.9) |
<7000 (1011) | 240 (237) | 104 (43.9) | 75 (72.1) | 27 (36.0) |
<10000 (1329) | 317 (23.9) | 138 (43.5) | 94 (68.1) | 40 (42.6) |
<15000 (443) | 110 (24.8) | 52 (47.3) | 34 (65.4) | 10 (29.4) |
15000 + (229) | 58 (25.3) | 32 (56.1) | 23 (71.9) | 10 (43.5) |
*P value | 0.554 | 0.352 | 0.943 | 0.897 |
*P value using Chi squared test.