Table 2.

Medical and health characteristics of the study sample.

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Smoking	Smoker	65	29.8
	Nonsmoker	153	70.2
Diabetes	Diabetic	120	55
	Nondiabetic	98	45
Salt restriction habit	No salt restriction	93	42.7
	Salt restriction	125	57.3
BMI (kg/m2)	≥30	79	36.2
	25–30	107	49.1
	≤25	32	14.7
Number of antihypertensive drugs	Mono therapy	113	51.8
	Combination therapy	105	48.2
	Total	218	100

n = 218.