Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of Kazakh hypertension patients
| Variables | Group | N(%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | <50 | 130(25.19) |
| 50–60 | 138(26.75) | |
| 60–70 | 148(28.68) | |
| ≥70 | 100(19.38) | |
| Gender | Male | 239(46.32) |
| Female | 277(53.68) | |
| Education level | Less than high school | 359(69.57) |
| High school or higher | 157(30.43) | |
| Marital status | Married | 431(83.53) |
| Unmarried/ Divorce/Widowed | 85(16.47) | |
| Occupational status | farmers and herdsmen | 452(87.60) |
| Others | 64(12.40) | |
| Family annual income | < 10,000RMB | 390(75.58) |
| 10,000 ~ 30,000RMB | 103(19.96) | |
| ≥30,000RMB | 23(4.46) | |
| duration of hypertension (years) | ≤5 | 332(64.3) |
| >5 | 184(35.7) |