Table 2.

Sociodemographic characteristics of hypertensive patients attending at the chronic follow-up clinic at Northwest Ethiopia referral hospitals, 2020.

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Sex	Male	261	44.9
	Female	320	55.1
Age	<60 years	394	67.8
	≥60 years	187	32.2
Marital status	Single	18	3.1
	Married	476	81.9
	Divorced	28	4.8
	Widowed	59	10.2
Religion	Orthodox	497	85.5
	Muslim	53	9.1
	Protestant	31	5.3
Level of education	No formal education	120	20.7
	Primary	124	21.3
	Secondary	164	28.2
	Diploma and above	173	29.8
Occupation	Government employee	140	24.1
	Farmer	66	11.4
	Private	92	15.8
	Merchant	45	7.7
	Housewife	159	27.4
	Others	79	13.6
Residence	Urban	429	73.8
	Rural	152	26.2

^∗Others, retired and not yet working.