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Table 1 Demographic, Socio-Economic Characteristics of Study Participants (N = 494)

From: Non-adherence to antihypertensive medications in Lebanese adults hospitalized for hypertensive urgency and its cost

Variable

 

N (Percentage)

Location

Community Pharmacy

133 (26.9)

Hospital

361 (73.1)

Age

18–25

3 (0.6)

26–45

46 (9.3)

46–65

244 (49.4)

66 or older

201 (40.7)

Occupation

Student

5 (1.0)

Retired

63 (12.8)

Employee

171 (34.6)

Not Employed

255 (51.6)

Marital Status

Single

62 (12.6)

Married

406 (82.2)

Divorced

11 (2.2)

Widowed

15 (3.0)

Hospitalized for HU in 2019

Never

352 (71.3%)

Hospitalized

142 (28.7%)

Income

Less than 1000USD

393 (79.6)

1000 to 2000USD

61 (12.3)

More than 2000USD

40 (8.1)

Education

Illiteracy

125 (25.3)

Primary education

139 (28.1)

Secondary education

101 (20.4)

University studies

129 (26.1)

Health Coverage

Yes

NSSF

149 (30.2)

COOP

5 (1.0)

SF

2 (0.4)

MOPH

297 (60.1)

Private insurance

41 (8.3)