Table 2.
Lifestyle-related factors and clinical characteristics of hypertensive patients at JUMC, 2018.
| Factors | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Add salt to food | Yes | 264 (63.5) |
| No | 152 (36.5) | |
| Alcohol use | Yes | 103 (24.8) |
| No | 313 (75.2) | |
| Chew chat | Yes | 138 (33.2) |
| No | 278 (66.8) | |
| Cigarette smoking | Never smoked | 303 (72.8) |
| Ex-smoker | 93 (22.4) | |
| Current smoker | 20 (4.8) | |
| Physical activity | Physically active | 194 (46.6) |
| Physically inactive | 222 (53.4) | |
| Drink coffee | Yes | 238 (57.2) |
| No | 178 (42.8) | |
| Use traditional medicine | Yes | 16 (3.8) |
| No | 400 (96.2) | |
| Comorbidity | Hypertension alone | 158 (38.0) |
| DM | 104 (25.0) | |
| CKD | 16 (3.8) | |
| CHF | 31 (7.5) | |
| CHD | 38 (9.1) | |
| DM and CKD | 16 (3.8) | |
| Dyslipidemia | 39 (9.4) | |
| Others a | 14 (3.4) | |
| Duration on treatment (years) | <1 | 67 (16.1) |
| 1–5 | 148 (35.6) | |
| >5–10 | 144 (34.6) | |
| >10 | 57 (13.7) |
DM: diabetes mellitus; CHF: chronic heart failure; CHD: coronary heart disease; CKD: chronic kidney disease.
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Anemia, peripheral neuropathy, lung disease, liver disease, thyroid disorder, and human immunodeficiency virus infection.