Table 3.
Relationship of socio-demographic variables with HTN control applying the Chi-square test.
Variables | Category | Hypertension | X2 | P value∗ | |
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Uncontrolled | Controlled | ||||
Age (years) | Less than 60 | 85 (63%) | 50 (37%) | 0.050 | 0.886 |
60 and more | 51 (61.4%) | 32 (38.6%) | |||
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Gender | Male | 58 (66.7%) | 29 (33.3%) | 1.131 | 0.180 |
Female | 78 (59.5%) | 53 (40.5%) | |||
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Education | Primary school and less | 93 (67.9%) | 44 (32.1%) | 4.749 | 0.021 |
Secondary school and college | 43 (53.1%) | 38 (46.9%) | |||
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Marital status | Married | 56 (70.9%) | 23 (29.1%) | 1.741 | 0.210 |
∗∗ Nonmarried | 66 (61.9%) | 41 (38.3%) |
∗ P value of 0.05 or less was considered statistically significant. ∗∗Nonmarried (single, divorced, or widowed).