Table 3. Clinical features of hypertensive patients at primary health care facilities, Meknes, Morocco, 2017.
| Qualitative variables no. (%) | n = 922 | Uncontrolled BP (n = 675) | Controlled BP (n = 247) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comorbidity | |||||
| Yes | 577 (62.6) | 421 (73.0) | 156 (27.0) | 0.82 | |
| No | 345 (37.4) | 254 (73.6) | 91 (26.4) | 1 | |
| Diabetes | |||||
| Yes | 515 (55.8) | 378 (73.4) | 137 (26.6) | 0.88 | |
| No | 407 (44.1) | 297 (73.0) | 110 (27.0) | 1 | |
| Cardiovascular disease | |||||
| Yes | 87 (9.4) | 60 (69.0) | 27 (31.0) | 0.37 | |
| No | 835 (90.6) | 615 (73.7) | 220 (26.3) | 1 | |
| Dyslipidemia | |||||
| Yes | 146 (15.8) | 105 (72.0) | 41 (28.1) | 0.70 | |
| No | 776 (84.2) | 570 (73.5) | 206 (26.5) | 1 | |
| Kidney disease | |||||
| Yes | 24 (2.6) | 13 (54.2) | 11 (45.8) | 0.03 | |
| No | 898 (97.5) | 662 (73.7) | 236 (26.3) | 1 | |
| Overweight/obesity | |||||
| Yes | 782 (84.8) | 580 (74.2) | 202 (25.8) | 0.12 | |
| No | 140 (15.2) | 95 (67.9) | 45 (32.1) | 1 | |
| Abdominal obesity | |||||
| Yes | 717 (77.7) | 519 (72.4) | 198 (27.6) | 0.28 | |
| No | 205 (22.2) | 156 (76.1) | 49 (23.9) | 1 | |
| Waist-hip ratio | |||||
| Android obesity | 716 (77.6) | 519 (72.5) | 197 (27.5) | 0.32 | |
| Gynoid obesity | 206 (22.3) | 156 (75.7) | 50 (24.3) | 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.