Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of patients with diabetes and hypertension (n = 423).

Variables	Categories	Frequency (%)
Sex	Male	225 (53.2)
	Female	198 (46.8)
Age in years	<45	73 (17.3)
	45–65	251 (59.3)
	>65	99 (23.4)
Marital status	Single	4 (0.9)
	Married	340 (80.4)
	Divorced	52 (12.3)
	Widowed	27 (6.4)
Occupation	Farmer	80 (18.9)
	Employed	130 (30.7)
	Merchant	138 (32.6)
	House wife	58 (13.7)
	Retired	17 (4.0)
Educational status	No formal education	73 (17.3)
	Primary (1–8)	180 (42.6)
	Secondary (9–12)	21 (5.0)
	College/University	149 (35.1)
Monthly family income	Very low (⩽860)	46 (10.9)
	Low (861–3000)	64 (15.1)
	Average (3001–5000)	99 (23.4)
	High (⩾5001)	214 (50.6)
Smoking status	Smoker	53 (12.5)
	Non-smoker	370 (87.5)
Alcohol consumption	Yes	163 (38.5)
	No	260 (61.5)