Table 1.
Factors associated with possession of a blood-pressure measuring device in the hypertensive population who were aware of their hypertension
| Variable | Patients possessing a blood-pressure measuring device (%) |
Statistical test used for analysis | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Pearson chi-square | ||
| Female | 175 (29.7) | 0.446 | |
| Male | 85 (27.2) | ||
| Age groups | Mantel–Haenszel test (linear-by-linear association) | ||
| 18–29 years | 0 (0.0) | 0.267 | |
| 30–39 years | 6 (17.1) | ||
| 40–49 years | 35 (26.5) | ||
| 50–59 years | 82 (32.0) | ||
| 60–69 years | 78 (29.0) | ||
| ≥70 years | 59 (28.9) | ||
| Residence | Pearson chi-square | ||
| Urban | 227 (33.1) | <0.001 | |
| Rural | 33 (15.2) | ||
| Educational status | Mantel–Haenszel test (linear-by-linear association) | ||
| Illiterate | 20 (20.6) | <0.001 | |
| Literate | 27 (21.8) | ||
| Primary school graduate | 127 (27.9) | ||
| Middle school graduate | 24 (32.9) | ||
| High school graduate | 33 (36.3) | ||
| University graduate | 29 (47.5) | ||
| Monthly income level | Mantel–Haenszel test (linear-by-linear association) | ||
| <1001 TLa | 142 (24.8) | <0.001 | |
| ≥1000 TL | 102 (37.0) | ||
| Blood-pressure categories | Mantel–Haenszel test (linear-by-linear association) | ||
| Optimal | 60 (37.3) | 0.001 | |
| Normal | 52 (34.4) | ||
| High normal | 36 (22.2) | ||
| Stage 1 hypertension | 78 (28.4) | ||
| Stage 2 hypertension | 27 (24.8) | ||
| Stage 3 hypertension | 7 (15.9) | ||
| Body mass index | Mantel–Haenszel test (linear-by-linear association) | ||
| Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2)+normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | 22 (22.2) | 0.045 | |
| Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) | 75 (26.9) | ||
| Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 163 (31.2) | ||
| Antihypertensive drug usage | Pearson chi-square | ||
| Yes | 239 (30.7) | 0.002 | |
| No | 21 (17.1) |
a 1 Euro=2.4 TL March 2012