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. 2020 Sep 10;2020:5710281. doi: 10.1155/2020/5710281

Table 3.

Health behavior adherence of hypertensive patients.

Health behavior adherence Controlled hypertension Uncontrolled hypertension Total p
n % n % n %
Take prescribed medication daily
 No 0 0.0 1 100.0 1 0.4 0.22
 Yes 131 59.8 88 40.2 219 99.6
Follow a low-salt diet
 No 68 61.8 42 38.2 110 50.5 0.42
 Yes 61 56.5 47 43.5 108 49.5
Follow a low-fat diet
 No 67 63.8 38 36.2 105 47.7 0.22
 Yes 64 55.7 51 44.4 115 52.3
Exercise regularly
 No 17 51.5 16 48.5 33 15.0 0.31
 Yes 114 61.0 73 39.0 187 85.0
Stop/cut down on smoking
 No 30 55.6 24 44.4 54 24.6 0.49
 Yes 101 60.8 65 39.2 166 75.5
Cut down on alcohol
 No 24 58.5 17 41.5 41 18.6 0.88
 Yes 107 59.8 72 40.2 179 81.4
Cut down on stress
 No 52 56.5 40 43.5 92 42.0 0.47
 Yes 78 61.4 49 38.6 127 58.0
Carry supplies needed for self-care
 No 77 54.6 64 45.4 141 64.1 0.04
 Yes 54 68.4 25 31.7 79 35.9
Overall health behavior adherence
 No 91 60.3 60 39.7 151 69.6 0.56
 Yes 37 56.1 29 43.9 66 30.4

Median IQR Median IQR Median IQR
Adherence score 29 [24–33] 28 [24–32] 29 [24–33] 0.55