Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of 200 hypertensive patients

Variable		Frequency (percentage)
Gender	Female	116 (58%)
	Male	84 (42%)
Body mass index, Kg/m2	< 26	76 (38%)
	≥ 26	124 (62%)
Educational level	Illiterate	47 (23.5%)
	Lower than high school diploma	64 (32%)
	High school diploma	60 (30%)
	Academic degrees	29 (14.5%)
Occupation	Market/self-employed	53 (26.5%)
	Clerk	31 (15.5%)
	Housewife	91 (45.5%)
	Retired	25 (12.5%)