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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents

From: Profile and predictor of health-related quality of life among hypertensive patients in south-western Nigeria

Classification

Characteristics

Frequency (Total = 265)

Percentage

Gender

Male

115

43.4

 

Female

150

56.6

Marital Status

Single

8

3

 

Married

202

76.2

 

Widowed

55

20.8

Ethnic Grouping

Yoruba

257

97

 

Ibo

8

3

Religious Affiliation

Christianity

176

66.4

 

Islam

88

33.2

 

Traditional

1

0.4

Educational Status

None

76

28.7

 

Primary

42

15.8

 

Secondary

62

23.4

 

Tertiary

85

32.1

Social Class

White Collar

99

37.4

 

Self Employed

91

34.3

 

Blue Collar

22

8.3

 

Missing

53

20

Age

30–39

3

1.1

 

40–49

22

8.3

 

50–59

70

26.4

 

>60

162

61.1

 

Unknown age

8

3.0