. 2019 Jul 3;16(13):2348. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16132348

Table 1.

Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of hypertensive patients, survey in 2017.

Variable		n	%
Sex	Male	226	39.86
Sex	Female	341	60.14
Age	≤59	94	16.58
	60–74	351	61.90
	≥75	122	21.52
Location	Rural	349	61.55
Location	Urban	218	38.45
Course of hypertension (year)	1–5	207	36.51
Course of hypertension (year)	>5	360	63.49
Treatment ^a	Single treatment ^b	261	46.03
Treatment ^a	Various treatment methods (≥2) ^c	306	53.97
Marital status	Married	443	78.13
	Single	12	2.12
	Divorced/widowed	112	19.75
Education ^d	Illiteracy	206	36.33
	Primary/junior high school	325	57.32
	High school and higher	36	6.35
Employed ^e	Yes	314	55.38
Employed ^e	No	253	44.62
Insurance	UEBMI	129	22.75
Insurance	URRBMI	438	77.25
Family members living together	≤2	333	58.73
Family members living together	≥3	234	41.27
Income category	Low (<3600 RMB)	186	32.80
	Medium (3600–10,560 RMB)	194	34.22
	High (>10,560 RMB)	187	32.98
Perceived economic burden caused by hypertension	Low	91	16.05
	Middle	149	26.28
	High	327	57.67
Physical activity	At least once a week	413	72.84
Physical activity	No	154	27.16
Smoke	Yes	92	16.23
Smoke	No	475	83.77
Alcohol	Yes	43	7.58
Alcohol	No	524	92.42
Emotional self-regulation	Yes	408	71.96
Emotional self-regulation	No	159	28.04

^a Patients were asked if they took diet control, exercise, medical treatment, and/or Chinese medicine for hypertension management and treatment; ^b Single treatment: one of the above four treatment methods; ^c Various treatment methods (≥2): two or more of the above four treatment methods; ^d Those who had never received or completed school education were categorized as “illiteracy”. In general, the primary school entrance age was around 6–7 years old; junior high school was around 12–13 years old and high school was around 15–16 years old; ^e Patients who were retired were grouped into unemployed.