Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of hospitalized hypertensive and heart failure study participants (N = 134) at the Korle Bu teaching hospital in 2019
| Characteristic | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Age (mean) | 55.18 | 16.95 |
| Less than 40 years | 26 | 19.40 |
| 40 – 60 years | 56 | 41.79 |
| Above 60 years | 52 | 38.81 |
| Characteristic | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 68 | 50.7 |
| female | 66 | 49.3 |
| National health insurance (NHIS) status | ||
| Yes | 113 | 84.3 |
| No | 21 | 15.7 |
| Clinical characteristic | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Type of ward | ||
| Cardiology/Gastroenterology | 96 | 71.6 |
| Neuroendocrine | 8 | 6 |
| Respiratory/Rheumatology | 23 | 17.2 |
| Dermatology | 7 | 5.2 |
| Diabetic | 28 | 20.9 |
| Hypertensive | 126 | 94 |
| Heart failure patients | 56 | 41.8 |
| Clinical characteristic | Average frequency (mean) | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Number of comorbidities | 2.65 | 1.3 |
| Number of drugs(mean) | 8.92 | 3.2 |
| Number of blood pressure drugs (hypertensive patients) | 2.77 | 1.7 |
| Number of heart failure drugs (heart failure patients) | 2.77 | 1.15 |
| Number of parenteral drugs | 2.89 | 1.56 |