Table 4. Sex-related differences in hypertensive patients.
|
Male N=312 |
Female N=412 |
P value | ||
| Age (Years) | 71.7± 8.1 | 69.6±7.7 | <0.001 | |
| Place of Birth | Rural Area | 156(52.0%) | 208(51.9%) | |
| Urban Area | 144(48.0%) | 193(48.1%) | 0.973 | |
| Marital Status | Single | 1(0.3%) | 2(0.5%) | |
| Married | 279(89.4%) | 217(52.7%) | ||
| Divorced | 4(1.3%) | 10(2.4%) | ||
| Widowed | 24(7.7%) | 181(43.9%) | ||
| Other | 4(1.3%) | 2(0.5%) | <0.001 | |
| Education | Illiterate | 123(39.4%) | 307(74.5%) | |
| Primary | 101(32.4%) | 75(18.2%) | ||
| Secondary | 51(16.3%) | 23(5.6%) | ||
| Higher education | 37(11.9%) | 7(1.7%) | <0.001 | |
| Type of Family | Extended | 181(58.0%) | 229(55.6%) | |
| Nuclear | 115(36.9%) | 98(23.8%) | ||
| Living Alone | 15(4.8%) | 81(19.7%) | ||
| Other | 1(0.3%) | 4(1.0%) | <0.001 | |
| Number of Family Members | 1 | 15(4.8%) | 79(19.2%) | |
| 2 | 114(36.5%) | 130(31.6%) | ||
| 3 | 164(52.6%) | 161(39.1%) | ||
| 4 | 19(6.1%) | 42(10.2%) | <0.001 | |
| Aware of Blood Pressure level | 225(72.1%) | 306(75.0%) | 0.432 | |
| Last Measurement of Blood pressure | Within a Week | 128(42.2%) | 176(44.9%) | |
| Within a Month | 83(27.4%) | 119(30.4%) | ||
| Within Six Months | 60(19.8%) | 74(18.9%) | ||
| Within a Year | 32(10.6%) | 23(5.9%) | 0.131 | |
| Low Sodium, low Fat Diet | 186(63.7%) | 237(62.0%) | 0.718 | |
| Physical Activity | None | 45(14.5%) | 152(37.8%) | |
| 15-30 Minutes | 76(24.4%) | 137(34.1%) | ||
| 30-60 Minutes | 104(33.4%) | 82(20.4%) | ||
| 60 minutes or more | 86(27.7%) | 31(7.7%) | <0.001 | |
| Annual Ophthalmologic and Cardiovascular Examination | 186(62.2%) | 226(61.1%) | 0.828 | |
| Aware of Hypertension Diagnosis | 233(77.9%) | 352(87.8%) | 0.001 | |
| Head of Household | 295(95.5%) | 126(30.8%) | <0.001 | |
| Health Insurance | 290(92.9%) | 373(90.8%) | 0.356 | |
| Supplemental Health Insurance Plans | 174(57.6%) | 173(44.5%) | 0.001 | |
| Smoking | None | 192(62.1%) | 387(94.2%) | |
| Active Smoking | 57(18.4%) | 14(3.4%) | ||
| Quitted | 60(19.4%) | 10(2.4%) | <0.001 | |
| Passive Smoker | 35(11.7%) | 61(15.1%) | 0.243 | |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 68(21.8%) | 120(29.1%) | 0.013 | |
| Cardiac Diseases | 89(28.5%) | 122(29.6%) | 0.814 | |
| Asthma | 8(2.6%) | 27(6.6%) | 0.021 | |
| Stroke | 16(5.1%) | 15(3.6%) | 0.427 | |
| Anxiety Disorders | 33(10.6%) | 60(14.6%) | 0.140 | |
| Depression | 33(10.6%) | 56(13.6%) | 0.267 | |
| Cancer | 2(0.6%) | 1(0.2%) | 0.809 | |
| Hyperlipidemia | 14(4.5%) | 28(6.8%) | 0.248 | |
| Other Chronic Diseases | 70(22.4%) | 105(25.6%) | 0.396 | |
| Family History of hypertension | 84(100.0%) | 128(100.0%) | ||
| Body Mass Index Classification | Underweight | 59(19.7%) | 51(13.3%) | |
| Healthy Weight | 167(55.7%) | 142(37.1%) | ||
| Overweight | 74(24.7%) | 190(49.6%) | <0.001 | |
| Waist Circumference | 102.1±12.4 | 103.7±13.5 | 0.120 | |
| Waist to Hip Ratio | 0.98±0.08 | 0.95±0.06 | <0.001 | |
| Awareness | 233(77.9%) | 352(87.8%) | <0.001 | |
| Treatment with Anti-hypertensive medications | Untreated | 89(28.5%) | 70(17.0%) | |
| Treated | 223(71.5%) | 342(83.0%) | <0.001 | |
| Adequately Controlled Blood Pressure | 109(48.9%) | 152(44.4%) | 0.344 | |
| Mono Therapy | 104(33.3%) | 174(42.2%) | <0.001 |