Table 2. Comparison of awareness and practice among different subgroups.

Groups	Median scores at baseline	p value
Gender*		0.18
Male	14.5
Female	12.5
Age groups**		0.60
31–40	14
41–50	14
51–60	14.5
61–70	12
71–80	12
=80	12
Education status*		0.01
Literate	14.5
Illiterate	11.00
Duration of hypertension*		0.89
≤ 5 years	13
> 5 years	14

* Results are on the basis of Mann Whitney test

** Results are on the basis of Kruskal Wallis test as there are more than two categories.