Table 2. Distribution of demographic and health-related characteristics of hypertensive patients across gender (n= 294).
| Variables | All hypertensives | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male (n= 117) n (%) | Female (n = 177) n (%) | Total n (%) | |
| Age | |||
| Adult | 76 (65) | 92 (52) | 168 (57.1) |
| Elderly | 41 (35) | 85 (48) | 126 (42.9) |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 115 (98.3) | 144 (81.4) | 259 (88.1) |
| Unmarried | 0 (0) | 2 (1.1) | 2 (0.7) |
| Widow | 2 (1.7) | 31 (17.5) | 33 (11.2) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Brahmin | 45 (38.5) | 59 (33.3) | 104 (35.4) |
| Chhetri | 10 (8.5) | 36 (20.3) | 46 (15.6) |
| Gurung | 18 (15.4) | 21 (11.9) | 39 (13.3) |
| Dalit | 27 (23.1) | 35 (19.8) | 62 (21.1) |
| Others | 17 (14.5) | 26 (14.7) | 43 (14.6) |
| Occupation | |||
| Employed in Service Sector | 39 (33.3) | 21 (11.9) | 60 (20.4) |
| Agriculture | 37 (31.6) | 69 (39) | 106 (36.1) |
| Unemployed | 18 (15.4) | 62 (35) | 80 (27.2) |
| Other | 23 (19.1) | 25 (14.1) | 48 (16.3) |
| Education | |||
| Illiterate | 30 (25.6) | 130 (73.4) | 160 (54.4) |
| Primary education | 26 (22.2) | 21 (11.9) | 47 (16) |
| Secondary education | 41 (35) | 19 (10.7) | 60 (20.4) |
| Higher education | 20 (17.1) | 7 (4) | 27 (9.2) |
| Smoking | |||
| Smoker | 47 (40.2) | 32 (18.1) | 79 (26.9) |
| Non-smoker | 70 (59.8) | 145 (81.9) | 215 (73.1) |
| Alcohol | |||
| Alcoholic | 43 (36.8) | 18 (10.2) | 61 (20.7) |
| Non-alcoholic | 74 (63.2) | 158 (89.8) | 233 (79.3) |
| Exercise | |||
| Yes | 87 (74.4) | 104 (58.8) | 191 (65) |
| No | 30 (25.6) | 73 (41.2) | 103 (35) |
| BMI categories | |||
| Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) | 5 (4.3) | 7 (4) | 12 (4.1) |
| Normal-weight (18.5-24.9 kg/m2) | 44 (37.6) | 64 (35) | 106 (36.1) |
| Overweight (25.0-29.9 kg/m2) | 50 (42.7) | 79 (44.6) | 129 (43.6) |
| Obese (≥30.0 kg/m2) | 18 (15.4) | 29 (16.4) | 47 (16) |
| Diabetes | |||
| Yes | 21 (17.9) | 24 (13.6) | 45 (15.3) |
| No | 96 (82.1) | 153 (86.4) | 249 (84.7) |