Table 1.

Characteristics of Patients Included in This Study

Patient Characteristics		Total Study Population (N=741)
N	%
Gender	Male	389	52.5
Female	352	47.5
Age	Mean ± SD	53.6±12.6
	≥60 years	256	34.5.
	40–59 years	343	46.3
≤40 years	142	19.2
Marital status	Married	632	85.3
Unmarried/divorced/widowed	109	14.7
BMI	Overweight	286	38.6
	Normal	411	55.5
Underweight	44	5.9
Smoking	Non-smokers	585	78.9
	Smokers	104	14
Ex-smokers	52	7
Educational level	Graduate and above	122	16.5
	Secondary and higher secondary	262	35.4
	Primary and below	163	22
Uneducated	194	26.2
Profession	Officers/higher management	78	10.5
	Clerical staff	62	8.4
	Workers/labourers	148	20
	Self-employed	15	2
	Retired/unemployed	140	18.9
Housewives	298	40.2
Entitlement status	Entitled	303	40.9
Non-entitled	438	59.1
Treatment duration	Mean ± SD	5.7±5.9
	≤5 years	498	67.2
	6–9 years	73	9.9
≥10 years	170	22.9
No. of antihypertensive drugs	Mean ± SD	1.7±0.68
	1	303	40.9
	2	340	45.9
	3	97	13.1
4	1	0.1
Comorbidity	Yes	536	72.3
No	205	27.7
Specific comorbidity	Patients with DM	125	16.9
	Patients with CHD	63	8.50
	Patients with CHF	06	0.80
Patients with hyperlipidaemia	169	22.8
Blood pressure	Controlled	357	48.2
Uncontrolled	384	51.8

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; DM, diabetes mellitus; CHD, coronary heart disease; CHF, congestive heart failure.