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. 2019 Oct 24;11(10):e5986. doi: 10.7759/cureus.5986

Table 1. Characteristics of patient population and association between median HKLS score and groups of gender, professional activity, and BP status.

BP: blood pressure; BMI: body mass index; HKLS: hypertension knowledge level scale

Age (years)
  N Mean±SD Min-Max Median (IQR) P-value
Gender
Male 142 55.6±12.1 29-82 56(45.8-65) 0.000** ⱡ
Female 187 50.2±10.4 25-80 50(42-58)
Professional activity
Active 105 51.1±10.1 29-80 50(44-60) 0.080
Nonactive 211 53.6±11.6 30-82 52(45-62)
BP status
Controlled 213 52.8±11.9 25-82 52(43-62) 0.629
Uncontrolled 116 52.2±10.7 30-77 50(45-60)
Hypertension knowledge
Low knowledge 18 51.6±12.3 32-73 49(42.3-62.3) 0.708Ɨ
High knowledge 311 52.6±11.4 25-82 51(44-61)
BMI
Gender
Male 136 26.5±4.2 15.1-39.8 25.5(24.4-28) 0.000 **ⱡ
Female 178 28.9±6.4 12.2-48.1 27.3(24.8-32.1)
Professional activity
Active 102 31±8.1 12.2-41.4 29.8(25.8-38) 0.017** ⱡ
Nonactive 198 26.6±4 19.2-41.5 25.5(24.6-27.4)
Hypertension knowledge
Low knowledge 16 25.1±4.3 17-35.6 25.2(22.3-26.2) 0.043*ⱡ
High knowledge 298 28.0±5.7 12.2-12.2 26.0(24.7-30.8)
BP status
Controlled 205 27.5±5.6 12.2-46.8 25.6(24.4-30.3) 0.067
Uncontrolled 109 28.5±5.9 13-48.1 26.4(25-30.9)
HKLS score
Gender
Male 143 16±3 8-22 16(14-18) 0.620
Female 192 15.8±3 4-22 16(14-18)
Professional activity
Active 106 16.2±2.9 8-21 16(14-19) 0.245
Nonactive 213 15.7±3 4-22 16(14-18)
BP status
Controlled 217 15.7±2.9 4-22 16(14-18) 0.306
Uncontrolled 118 16.1±3 8-22 16(14-18)
*p-value<0.05, ** p-value <0.001, ⱡ Mann Whitney U test, Ɨ independent sample t-test