Table 1.
Demographic data and disease characteristics of the patients with hypertensive nephrology (n = 220).
| Variables | Min | Max | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 31 | 99 | 70.14 | 11.96 |
| Duration of hypertension (years) | 0 | 50 | 15.36 | 10.15 |
| Duration of hypertension nephropathy (years) | 0 | 30 | 5.64 | 5.82 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 101 | 187 | 135.62 | 14.69 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 46 | 98 | 71.81 | 9.73 |
| estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (mL/min/1.73 m2) | 6.1 | 43.6 | 25.77 | 13.88 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 87 | 260 | 163.34 | 33.22 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 36 | 108 | 139.33 | 100.18 |
| Low-density lipoprotein (mg/dL) | 1 | 193 | 92.20 | 30.00 |
| Charlson comorbidity index | 1 | 7 | 2.81 | 1.41 |
| Self-care knowledge | 2 | 12 | 9.35 | 2.46 |
| Psychological well-being | 5 | 25 | 18.38 | 5.16 |
| Disease self-management | 36 | 116 | 81.69 | 16.13 |
| n | % | |||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 128 | 58.2 | ||
| Female | 92 | 41.8 | ||
| Religious belief | ||||
| Buddhism | 53 | 24.1 | ||
| Taoism | 104 | 47.3 | ||
| Christianity/Catholic | 20 | 9.1 | ||
| Other | 43 | 19.5 | ||
| Educational level | ||||
| Illiteracy | 14 | 6.4 | ||
| Elementary school | 53 | 24.1 | ||
| Junior high school | 34 | 15.5 | ||
| High school | 82 | 37.3 | ||
| Above university | 37 | 16.8 | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Unmarried | 9 | 4.1 | ||
| Married | 180 | 81.8 | ||
| Divorced or widowed | 31 | 14.1 | ||
| Employment | ||||
| No | 167 | 75.9 | ||
| Yes | 53 | 24.1 | ||
| Smoking | ||||
| No | 199 | 90.5 | ||
| Yes | 21 | 9.5 | ||
| Drinking | ||||
| No | 205 | 93.2 | ||
| Yes | 15 | 6.8 | ||
| Exercise | ||||
| No | 144 | 65.5 | ||
| Yes | 76 | 34.5 |
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; Min, Minimum; Max, Maximum.