The Comparison of Dietary Behaviors among Rural Controlled and Uncontrolled Hypertensive Patients

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of patients participating in the study in two controlled and uncontrolled groups.

Variable	Controlled group	Uncontrolled group	value
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
Age (years)	50.2 ± 6.6	50.4 ± 5.9
Disease duration (years)	5.9 ± 4.0	5.5 ± 3.2
BMI (kg/m^2)	29.2 ± 4.1	30.1 ± 5.60
	Number (%)	Number (%)
Literacy
Primary school	335 (77.4)	173 (73.1)
Middle school	89 (20.6)	58 (23.5)
High school	9 (2.1)	8 (3.4)
Family history
Yes	215 (49.7)	116 (48.7)
No	218 (50.3)	122 (51.3)
Sex
Male	95 (21.9)	74 (31.1)	= 0.001
Female	338 (78.1)	164 (68.9)

Primary school starts from the first to the fifth grade. Middle school goes from the sixth to the eighth grade. High school is the last three years and is required to enter into higher education.