Table 2. Behavioural characteristics of hypertensive patients monitored at primary health care facilities, Meknes, Morocco, 2017.
| Qualitative variables no. (%) | n = 922 | Uncontrolled BP (n = 675) | Controlled BP (n = 247) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobacco use | 0.88 | ||||
| Current smoker | 21 (2.3) | 15 (71.4) | 6 (28.6) | ||
| Former smoker | 58 (6.3) | 44 (75.9) | 14 (24.1) | ||
| Non-smoking | 843 (91.4) | 616 (73.1) | 227 (26.9) | 1 | |
| Alcohol consumption | 0.02 | ||||
| Frequent | 21 (2.3) | 20 (95.2) | 1 (4,8) | ||
| Occasional | 14 (1.5) | 8 (57.1) | 6 (42.9) | ||
| Never | 887 (96.2) | 647 (72.9) | 240 (27.1) | 1 | |
| Physical activity | |||||
| Unsatisfactory | 243 (26.4) | 176 (72.4) | 67 (27.6) | 0.74 | |
| Satisfactory | 679 (73.6) | 499 (73.5) | 180 (25.5) | 1 | |
| Stress | 0.57 | ||||
| Intense | 284 (30.8) | 204 (71.8) | 80 (28.2) | ||
| Intermediate | 489 (53.0) | 357 (73.0) | 132 (27.0) | ||
| None | 149 (16.2) | 114 (76.5) | 35 (23.5) | 1 | |
| Salty diet | 0.47 | ||||
| Salty | 162 (17.6) | 117 (72.2) | 45 (27.8) | ||
| Semi-salted | 713 (77.3) | 520 (72.9) | 193 (27.1) | ||
| Without | 47 (5.1) | 38 (80.9) | 9 (19.1) | 1 | |
| Duration of high blood pressure in years | |||||
| >5 | 464 (50.3) | 353 (76.1) | 111 (23.9) | 0.04 | |
| ≤5 | 458 (49.7) | 322 (70.3) | 136 (29.7) | 1 | |
| Family history of high BP | |||||
| Yes | 485 (52.6) | 371 (76.5) | 114 (23.5) | 0.01 | |
| No | 437 (47.4) | 304 (69.6) | 133 (30.4) | 1 | |
| Self-monitoring | |||||
| No | 810 (87.9) | 593 (73.2) | 217 (26.8) | 1.0 | |
| Yes | 112 (12.1) | 82 (73.2) | 30 (26.8) | 1 | |
| Lifestyle and dietary advice | |||||
| No | 826 (89.6) | 602 (72.9) | 224 (27.1) | 0.50 | |
| Yes | 96 (10.4) | 73 (76.0) | 23 (34.0) | 1 | |
| Annual biological check-up | |||||
| No | 727 (78.9) | 546 (75.1) | 181 (24.9) | 0.01 | |
| Yes | 195 (21.1) | 129 (66.1) | 66 (33.9) | 1 | |
| Number of risk factors | 0.22 | ||||
| ≥3 | 185 (20.1) | 134 (72.4) | 51 (27.6) | ||
| 1–2 | 716 (77.6) | 529 (73.9) | 187 (26.1) | ||
| None | 21 (2.3) | 12 (57.1) | 9 (42.9) | 1 | |
BP: blood pressure. For qualitative variables, the Pearson chi-2 test estimated the association between the dependent variable and the independent variables when the conditions were valid; p-value was considered significant when it was less than 0.05.