TABLE 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample (N = 388)
| Items | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Ages (years) | ||
| 60–64 | 88 | 22.7 |
| 65–69 | 119 | 30.7 |
| 70–74 | 11 | 2.8 |
| 75–79 | 112 | 28.9 |
| ≥80 | 58 | 14.9 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 190 | 49.0 |
| Female | 198 | 51.0 |
| Smoking status a | ||
| No | 363 | 93.6 |
| Yes | 25 | 6.4 |
| Drinking status b | ||
| No | 349 | 89.9 |
| Yes | 39 | 10.1 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 357 | 92.0 |
| Unmarried | 5 | 1.3 |
| Divorced or widowed | 26 | 6.7 |
| Education level | ||
| Primary and below | 220 | 56.7 |
| Junior middle school | 121 | 31.2 |
| High school | 36 | 9.3 |
| Junior college and above | 11 | 2.8 |
| Registered residence | ||
| Countryside | 169 | 43.6 |
| Town | 106 | 27.3 |
| Urban | 113 | 29.1 |
| Self‐funded medicine bills last year | ||
| 0–999 | 71 | 18.3 |
| 1000–4999 | 154 | 39.7 |
| 5000–5999 | 123 | 31.7 |
| ≥10,000 | 40 | 10.3 |
| Co‐living | ||
| Alone | 38 | 9.8 |
| Spouse | 217 | 55.9 |
| Offspring | 75 | 19.4 |
| Spouse and offspring | 58 | 14.9 |
| Hypertension complications | ||
| Yes | 137 | 35.3 |
| No | 251 | 64.7 |
| Duration of hypertension (years) | ||
| 0–5.9 | 111 | 28.6 |
| 6–10.9 | 141 | 36.3 |
| 11–15.9 | 75 | 19.3 |
| 16–20.9 | 33 | 8.5 |
| ≥21 | 28 | 7.3 |
| Hypertension level | ||
| I | 80 | 20.6 |
| II | 227 | 58.5 |
| III | 81 | 20.9 |
| Number of prescribed antihypertensive drug | ||
| 1 | 161 | 41.5 |
| 2 | 182 | 46.9 |
| ≥3 | 45 | 11.6 |
| BMI | ||
| <18.5 | 10 | 2.6 |
| 18.5~ | 198 | 51.1 |
| 24~ | 155 | 39.9 |
| 28~ | 25 | 6.4 |
| Admission blood pressure | ||
| Normal | 176 | 45.4 |
| High c | 212 | 54.6 |
a
Smoking was defined as those who smoked more than 1 cigarette per day in the last 6 months.
b
Drinking was defined as those who drank more than once per week in the last 6 months.
c
Systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg.