Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of hypertensive patients at JUMC, 2018.
| Variables | Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | Mean ± SD | 56.50 ± 11.96 |
| <60 | 220 (52.9) | |
| ⩾60 | 196 (47.1) | |
| Sex | Male | 237 (57.0) |
| Female | 179 (43.0) | |
| BMI | Mean ± SD | 24.24 ± 2.32 |
| 18.5–24.9 | 314 (75.5) | |
| 25–29.9 | 89 (21.4) | |
| ⩾30 | 13 (3.1) | |
| Marital status | Single | 12 (2.9) |
| Married | 284 (68.3) | |
| Divorced | 55 (13.2) | |
| Widowed | 65 (15.6) | |
| Residency | Urban | 274 (65.9) |
| Rural | 142 (34.1) | |
| Education level | No formal education | 114 (27.4) |
| Primary education (1–8 grade) | 110 (26.4) | |
| Secondary education (9–12 grade) | 100 (24.0) | |
| Tertiary education (diploma and above) | 92 (22.1) | |
| Current occupation | Civil servant | 69 (16.6) |
| Merchant | 89 (21.4) | |
| Farmer | 74 (17.8) | |
| House wife | 47 (11.3) | |
| Retired | 36 (8.7) | |
| Jobless | 70 (16.8) | |
| Others a | 31 (7.5) | |
| Monthly income (ETB) | <1000 | 58 (13.9) |
| 1001–2000 | 68 (16.3) | |
| 2001–3000 | 74 (17.8) | |
| >3000 | 109 (26.2) | |
| Without well-defined monthly income | 107 (25.7) | |
| Living status | I live alone | 59 (14.2) |
| I live with family | 328 (78.8) | |
| Others b | 29 (7.0) |
SD: standard deviation; BMI: body mass index; ETB: Ethiopian birr.
a
Drivers, daily laborer, non-governmental organization, and private work.
b
Live with friends and prison.