Patient characteristics | Total study population (N = 662) | ||
---|---|---|---|
N | % | ||
Gender | Male | 315 | 48 |
 | Female | 346 | 52 |
Age | Mean (SD) | 54 ± 12.3 years |  |
 |  ≥ 60 | 231 | 35 |
 | ˂60 | 431 | 65 |
Marital status | Married | 574 | 87 |
 | Unmarried/divorced/widow | 88 | 13 |
BMI | Overweight | 260 | 39 |
 | Normal weight | 401 | 61 |
Education level | Graduate and above | 98 | 15 |
 | Secondary and higher secondary | 228 | 34 |
 | Primary and below | 149 | 23 |
 | Uneducated | 187 | 28 |
Profession | Officers/higher management | 63 | 10 |
 | Clerical staff | 52 | 08 |
 | Workers/laborers | 122 | 18 |
 | Self employed | 15 | 02 |
 | Retired/unemployed | 115 | 17 |
 | House wives | 295 | 45 |
Entitlement status | Entitled | 253 | 38 |
 | Non-entitled | 409 | 62 |
Treatment duration | Mean (SD) | 06 ± 5.66 Years |  |
 |  ≤ 5 years | 442 | 67 |
 |  > 5 years | 220 | 33 |
Number of antihypertensive drugs | Mean (SD) | 1.69 ± 0.681 |  |
 | 1 | 289 | 44 |
 | 2 | 293 | 44 |
 | 3 | 79 | 12 |
Co-morbidity | Yes | 177 | 27 |
 | No | 485 | 73 |
Specific co-morbidity | Patients with DM | 96 | 15 |
 | Patients with CHD | 53 | 08 |
 | Patients with CHF | 05 | 0.8 |
 | Patients with Hyperlipidemia | 136 | 21 |
Regularity in follow-up | Regular Follow-up | 274 | 41 |
 | Irregular Follow-up | 388 | 59 |