Table 2.
Frequency distribution of clinical factors among hypertensive patients at a chronic follow-up clinic in JTPH, June 2019 (N = 332).
| Variables | Category | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hypertension duration | <1 year | 62 | 18.7 |
| 1-4 years | 107 | 32.2 | |
| 5-10 years | 125 | 37.7 | |
| >10 years | 38 | 11.4 | |
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| Number of drugs | <3 | 167 | 50.3 |
| ≥3 | 165 | 49.7 | |
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| Number of comorbidities | None | 303 | 91.3 |
| ≥1 | 29 | 8.7 | |
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| Family history of kidney disease | Yes | 53 | 16.0 |
| No | 279 | 84.0 | |
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| Family history of diabetes mellitus | Yes | 43 | 13.0 |
| No | 289 | 87.0 | |
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| Family history of cardiac disease | Yes | 29 | 8.7 |
| No | 303 | 91.3 | |