Table 2.

Baseline clinical characteristics of study participants at JUMC, 2017

Variables		Frequency	Percentage
Family history of hypertension	Yes	23	17.56
	No	108	82.44
Family history of Diabetes	Yes	18	13.74
	No	113	86.26
Time since hypertension diagnosis(years)	≤ 1	25	19.08
	2–5	45	34.35
	≥ 5	61	46.56
Time since diabetes diagnosis(years)	≤ 1	21	16.03
	2–5	47	35.87
	≥ 5	63	48.10
Frequency of followup(refill)	Monthly	71	54.20
	Every two months	41	31.30
	Every three months	19	14.50
Do physical activities	Yes	56	42.74
	No	75	57.26
Physical active	Yes	35	62.50
	No	21	37.50
Reduce salt intake	Yes	117	89.31
	No	14	10.69
Blood glucose	Controlled	86	65.65
	Uncontrolled	45	34.35
Comorbidity	Heart failure	5	3.82
	HIV/AIDS	2	1.53
	CKD	5	3.82
	Asthma	3	2.30
	Retinopathy	21	16.03
	Othera	7	5.34

^aEpilepsy, peripheral neuropathy