Table 2 Demographic characteristics of hypertensive patients and control subjects
Characteristics | Hypertensive patients (n = 402) | Controls (n = 402) | χ 2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 187 (46.5) | 187 (46.5) | 0.000 | 1.000 |
Female | 215 (53.5) | 215 (53.5) | |||
Age group (years) | < 45 | 22 (5.5) | 22 (5.5) | 0.000 | 1.000 |
45–65 | 216 (53.7) | 216 (53.7) | |||
≥ 65 | 164 (40.8) | 164 (40.8) | |||
Marital status | Single | 4 (1.0) | 2 (0.5) | 0.850 | 0.660 |
Married | 363 (90.5) | 369 (91.8) | |||
Divorce/widowed | 34 (8.5) | 31 (7.7) | |||
Education level | Elementary degree and below | 148 (36.8) | 133 (33.2) | 3.178 | 0.365 |
Secondary degree | 101 (25.1) | 123 (30.7) | |||
Senior/technical secondary degree | 104 (25.9) | 99 (24.7) | |||
Associate degree and above | 49 (12.2) | 46 (11.5) | |||
Occupation | Worker | 69 (17.3) | 77 (19.2) | 0.646 | 0.886 |
Farmer | 29 (7.3) | 26 (6.5) | |||
Retired personnel | 181 (45.3) | 177 (44.0) | |||
Other occupation | 121 (30.3) | 122 (30.3) | |||