Table 2.
Difference in self-management processes in community participants with hypertension
| Total (n=873) |
Men (n=360) |
Women (n=513) |
P value | |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Treatment management | 59.54 (17.43) | 59.49 (18.01) | 59.58 (17.02) | 0.937 |
| Diet management | 70.18 (23.36) | 67.71 (24.18) | 71.91 (22.63) | 0.009 |
| Physical exercise management | 60.80 (32.69) | 59.63 (33.21) | 61.62 (32.33) | 0.377 |
| Lifestyle management | 63.47 (18.38) | 64.92 (17.91) | 62.45 (18.66) | 0.051 |
| Risk factors management | 86.91 (24.64) | 73.70 (30.53) | 96.18 (13.12) | <0.001 |
| Total score | 65.58 (13.22) | 63.61 (14.28) | 66.96 (12.25) | <0.001 |
| No. of visiting CHC (per year), n (%) | 0.060 | |||
| 0 | 322 (36.9) | 146 (40.6) | 176 (34.3) | |
| ≥1 | 551 (63.1) | 214 (59.4) | 337 (65.7) | |
| No. of visiting hospital (per year), n (%) | 0.001 | |||
| 0 | 653 (74.8) | 290 (80.6) | 363 (70.8) | |
| ≥1 | 220 (25.2) | 70 (19.4) | 150 (29.2) |
CHC, community health centres.