Research Article

Utilization and Dose Optimization of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors among Heart Failure Patients in Southwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic related characteristics of HF patients (n=308).

Characteristicsn (%)

Sex, male157 (51)

Age in years

 <65227 (73.7)

 ≥6581 (26.3)

Residence, rural192 (63.3)

Educational level

 Unable to write and read174 (56.5)

 Primary education52 (19.6)

 Secondary education26 (8.4)

 College and above56 (18.2)

Marital status

 Married233 (75.6)

 Single3 (9.7)

 Divorced19 (6.2)

 Widowed26 (8.4)