Table 1 Characteristics of elderly population in Monastir City
From: Awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among the elderly living in their home in Tunisia
Patient characteristic | Characteristics of elderly population | N | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | - Men | 202 | 34 |
| Â | - Women | 396 | 66 |
Age (years) | <70 | 227 | 38 |
| Â | 70-74 | 142 | 24 |
| Â | 75-79 | 122 | 20 |
|  | ≥ 80 | 107 | 18 |
Place of residence | - Urban | 516 | 86 |
| Â | - Rural | 82 | 14 |
Marital Status | - Married(e) | 359 | 60 |
| Â | - Single | 239 | 40 |
Smoking Status | -Current smokers | 208 | 35 |
| Â | -Non smokers | 390 | 65 |
Educationnel levels | - Illiterate | 460 | 77 |
| Â | - (kuttabs: koranic schools) | 72 | 12 |
| Â | - Primary | 34 | 6 |
| Â | - Secondary or higher | 32 | 5 |
| Â | - Farmer | 82 | 14 |
Socio-professional activities | - Artisans, business | 16 | 3 |
| Â | - Liberal profession | 8 | 1 |
| Â | - Workers | 127 | 21 |
| Â | - Inactifs | 365 | 61 |