Table 2.

Characteristics of the sample of hypertensive patients enrolled in the Hiperdia Program of Novo Hamburgo (2011)

Variables	Frequency (%)
Female gender	245 (69.4)
Age, mean ± standard-deviation	63 ± 10
Skin color
White	316 (89.5)
Mixed	16 (4.5)
Black	21 (6.0)
Social class*
B1 + B2	23 (6.5)
C1	86 (24.4)
C2	142 (40.3)
D + E	101 (28.8)
Level of education
Illiterate/Elementary school (1st to 4th)	196 (57.8)
Elementary school (5th to 8th)	125 (36.9)
High school/College	18 (5.3)
Married/living with partner	226 (65.9)

^*Social class: Brazil Economic Classification Criterion, 2011.