Table 2.
Demographic and clinical aspects of uncontrolled hypertensive subjects after 7 years of follow-up
| Subjects in 2007 | Subjects with Uncontrolled Hypertension in 2001 (n = 1732*) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Controlled (n = 129) | Uncontrolled (n = 447) | No hypertension (n= 239) | P | |
| Age | 62.66 ± 10.62 | 67.81 ± 10.04 | 58.86 ± 11.57 | < 0.001 |
| Sex (male) | 38 (29.50) | 209 (46.80) | 119 (49.80) | < 0.001 |
| Education | ||||
| Illiterate | 56 (43.40) | 213 (47.70) | 88 (36.80) | 0.071 |
| Primary school | 44 (34.10) | 146 (32.70) | 86 (36.00) | |
| More than primary school | 29 (22.50) | 88 (19.70) | 65 (27.20) | |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Married | 111 (86.7) | 377 (84.7) | 209 (88.2) | 0.291 |
| Single | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | |
| Divorced | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Widowed | 16 (12.5) | 68 (15.3) | 27 (11.4) | |
| Co morbid disease | ||||
| Obesity | 52 (40.3) | 151 (33.8) | 65 (27.2) | 0.032 |
| Diabetes | 32 (24.8) | 190 (42.5) | 52 (21.8) | < 0.001 |
| Dyslipidemia | 103 (79.8) | 365 (81.7) | 174 (72.8) | 0.025 |
| Lifestyle Behavior | ||||
| Smoking Habits | 6 (4.7) | 23 (5.2) | 21 (8.9) | 0.127 |
| Tendency to salty Foods | 64 (50.0) | 243 (54.5) | 159 (67.4) | 0.001 |
| Physical inactivity | 100 (77.5) | 345 (77.2) | 188 (78.7) | 0.905 |
| Drugs | ||||
| One drug | 76 (58.9) | 202 (45.2) | 0 (0.0) | < 0.001 |
| Two drugs | 24 (18.6) | 50 (11.2) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Three drugs | 9 (7.0) | 11 (2.5) | 1 (0.4) | |
| No drugs | 15(15.5) | 184(1.2) | 238 (9.6) | |
*
917 subjects did not attend in the 2007 survey