Doctors’ Knowledge of Hypertension Guidelines Recommendations Reflected in Their Practice

Table 1

Doctors’ demographics.

Variables	Mean ± SD	Number (%)
Gender
Male		10 (38.5)
Female		16 (61.5)
Age (years)	35 ± 6.45
Years in practice	8.23 ± 5.11
Ethnicity
Malay		4 (15.4)
Chinese		17 (65.4)
Indian		4 (15.4)
Others		1 (3.8)
Designation
Medical officers		12 (46.2)
Specialists		6 (23.1)
Consultants		8 (30.8)
Place of graduation
Malaysia		19 (73.1)
Abroad		7 (26.9)