Table 4. Relationship between hypertensive patients’ knowledge about target blood pressure and their socio-demographic and other related characteristics (n = 465).
§ P-value calculated using chi-square test. ** Significant at p < 0.05.
| Factor | Knowledge about blood pressure reading | P-value§ | |
| Yes, N (%) (n = 346) | No, N (%) (n = 119) | ||
| Age group | |||
| ≤55 years | 155 (44.8%) | 29 (24.4%) | <0.001** |
| >55 years | 191 (55.2%) | 90 (75.6%) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 139 (40.2%) | 45 (37.8%) | 0.650 |
| Female | 207 (59.8%) | 74 (62.2%) | |
| Educational level | |||
| High school or lower | 200 (57.8%) | 102 (85.7%) | <0.001** |
| University degree or higher | 146 (42.2%) | 17 (14.3%) | |
| Time since diagnosis | |||
| ≥5 years | 215 (62.1%) | 90 (75.6%) | 0.008** |
| <5 years | 131 (37.9%) | 29 (24.4%) | |
| Family history of chronic hypertension | |||
| Yes | 256 (74.0%) | 81 (68.1%) | 0.212 |
| No | 90 (26.0%) | 38 (31.9%) | |
| Regularly measured blood pressure | |||
| Yes | 194 (56.1%) | 25 (21.0%) | <0.001** |
| No | 152 (43.9%) | 94 (79.0%) | |
| Compliance with blood pressure medication | |||
| Yes | 287 (82.9%) | 81 (68.1%) | 0.001** |
| No | 59 (17.1%) | 38 (31.9%) | |
| Complications due to hypertension | |||
| Yes | 142 (41.0%) | 62 (52.1%) | 0.036** |
| No | 204 (59.0%) | 57 (47.9%) | |
| Visited the emergency department due to high blood pressure | |||
| Yes | 187 (54.0%) | 47 (39.5%) | 0.006** |
| No | 159 (46.0%) | 72 (60.5%) | |
| Rate your understanding of your chronic high blood pressure | |||
| Good | 180 (52.0%) | 18 (15.1%) | <0.001** |
| Acceptable | 118 (34.1%) | 45 (37.8%) | |
| Weak | 48 (13.9%) | 56 (47.1%) | |
| Has a healthy lifestyle been discussed with you? | |||
| Yes | 281 (81.2%) | 58 (48.7%) | <0.001** |
| No | 65 (18.8%) | 61 (51.3%) | |