Table 1. Hypertensive patients socio-demographic characteristics, University of Gondar Hospital; July, 2015 to march 30, 2016. (N= 543).
| Variables | Num. patients (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Female | 316 (58.2) |
| Male | 227 (41.8) |
| Age | |
| 21-30 | 24 (4.4) |
| 31-40 | 66 (12.4) |
| 41-50 | 86 (15.8) |
| 51-60 | 143 (26.3) |
| 61-70 | 133 (24.4 |
| 70+ | 91 (16.7) |
| Residence | |
| Urban | 430 (79.2) |
| Rural | 113 (20.8) |
| Co-morbidities (N= 153) | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 51 (33.3) |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 26 (17.0) |
| Dyslipidemia | 22 (14.3) |
| Arthritis | 18 (11.7) |
| Peptic ulcer diseases | 16 (10.4) |
| Asthma | 16 (10.4) |
| Others | 4 (2.6) |
| Level of adherence | |
| Adherent | 465 (85.64) |
| Non-adherent | 78 (14.36) |
| Adherent with controlled BP | 414 (76.2) |
| Adherent with uncontrolled BP | 51 (25.8) |
| Rate of BP control | |
| Controlled | 481 (88.6) |
| Uncontrolled | 62 (11.4) |