Table 1. Demographic and Health Characteristics of the Study Participants (n = 1836).
| Variables | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 722 (39.3) |
| Female | 1114 (55.2) |
| Age groups | |
| 30 - 39 | 95 (5.2) |
| 40 - 49 | 262 (14.3) |
| 50 - 59 | 534 (29.1) |
| > 60 | 945 (51.5) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 25 (1.4) |
| Married | 1488 (81) |
| Divorced | 323 (17.6) |
| Region | |
| Urban | 822 (44.8) |
| Rural | 1014 (55.2) |
| Education level | |
| Illiterate | 1149 (62.2) |
| Primary school | 362 (19.7) |
| Secondary school | 114 (6.2) |
| High School | 46 (2.5) |
| Diploma | 90 (4.9) |
| University | 75 (4.1) |
| Manometer at home | |
| Yes | 278 (15.1) |
| No | 1558 (84.9) |
| Occupation | |
| Farmer | 201 (10.9) |
| Employed | 111 (6.0) |
| Retired | 184 (10.0) |
| Unemployed | 269 (14.7) |
| Housekeeper | 1071 (58.3) |
| Income | |
| Poor | 1655 (90.1) |
| Medium | 148 (8.1) |
| Good | 33 (1.8) |
| Body mass index (BMI) | |
| < 18.5 | 15 (0.8) |
| 18.5 - 25 | 655 (35.7) |
| 25 - 30 | 736 (40.1) |
| ≥ 30 | 430 (23.4) |
| Family history of hypertension | |
| Yes | 832 (45.3) |
| No | 1004 (54.7) |
| Duration of diagnosis | |
| < 5 | 955 (52.0) |
| 5 - 9 | 366 (19.9) |
| 10 - 14 | 298 (16.2) |
| 15 - 19 | 129 (7.0) |
| > 20 | 88 (4.8) |