TABLE 1.
Sociodemographic and health characteristics of “aware” hypertensive adults in our study sample
| Characteristic | Weighted % |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Men | 50.8 |
| Women | 49.2 |
| Age (y.o.) ‐ mean (SD) | 58.4 (13.9) |
| Education level | |
| Primary or lower than secondary school certificate | 19.9 |
| Secondary school certificate | 53.5 |
| > secondary school certificate | 26.5 |
| Marital status | |
| Single, divorced or separated, widowed | 26.6 |
| Couple (married or not) | 73.4 |
| Perceived financial status | |
| Very comfortable | 18.6 |
| Comfortable | 35.5 |
| Difficult / Very difficult | 46.0 |
| Systolic BP level (mm Hg) ‐ mean (SD) | 141.6 (24.9) |
| Diastolic BP level (mm Hg) ‐ mean (SD) | 83.1 (14.3) |
| Pharmacologically‐treated HTN | 66.4 |
| Controlled HTN | 43.6 |
| Diabetes | 18,4 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 38.4 |
| Current smoker or quit smoking in previous 6 months | 12.6 |
| BMI (kg/m2) ‐ mean (SD) | 29.7 (8.2) |
| Corpulence | |
| Normal | 24.87 |
| Overweight | 36.9 |
| Obesity | 38.2 |
| Level of physical activity a | |
| Low | 39.1 |
| Moderate | 55.2 |
| High | 5.7 |
| Alcohol consumption (g per day) | 9.6 |
| Family history of early cardiovascular disease b | 15.3 |
| Secondary CV prevention | 8.5 |
| Good therapeutic adherence (≥ 80%) | 12.4 |
| At least one chronic disease | 32.7 |
| Perceived health status | |
| Very good / Good | 62.9 |
| Quite good / Poor/ Very poor | 37.1 |
| Functional limitations | |
| None | 71.6 |
| Yes, some | 17.4 |
| Yes, very functionally limited | 11 |
a
Level of physical activity based on WHO recommendations. An ideal level of physical activity corresponds to the global recommendations for physical activity in adults as defined by the WHO.
b
Family history of myocardial infarction, sudden death and/or stroke in a close relative (parents, siblings) before the age of 65 and 55 in men and women, respectively.