Table 1.
The characteristics of respondents and descriptive findings (n = 152).
| Variables | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | Mean age: 56.87 years (SD = 8.70) |
| Range: 35–80 years | |
| Years with hypertension | Mean: 9.46 years (SD = 5.80) |
| Gender | Range: 1–30 years |
| Male | 42 (27.6%) |
| Female | 110 (72.4%) |
| Marital status | |
| Never married | 3 (2%) |
| Married | 129 (84.9%) |
| Divorced | 20 (13.9%) |
| Educational level | |
| Illiterate | 5 (3.3%) |
| Primary school | 61 (40.1%) |
| Secondary/high school | 77 (48.7%) |
| Above high school | 9 (5.9%) |
| Family history of hypertension | |
| Yes | 74 (48.7%) |
| No | 78 (51.3%) |
| Income | |
| <10000000 IR-Rial | 64 (42.1%) |
| >10000000 IR-Rial | 88 (57.9%) |
| Medication | |
| Yes | 149 (98%) |
| No | 3 (2%) |