Research Article
Characteristics, Risk Factors, and Treatment Practices of Known Adult Hypertensive Patients in Saudi Arabia
Table 1
Prevalence of hypertension according to the sociodemographic characteristics.
| Variable | Total number | Hypertensives ()% () | value |
| Gender | () | | | Male | 2323 | 10.2 (236) | .005 | Female | 2396 | 12.8 (306) |
| Age (years) | () | | <.001 | 15–24 | 1058 | 1.8 (19) | 25–34 | 1121 | 5.1 (57) | 35–44 | 1163 | 10.1 (117) | 45–54 | 836 | 22.1 (185) | 55–64 | 541 | 30.3 (164) |
| Region | () | | | Central | 1112 | 15.3 (170) | <.001 | Eastern | 706 | 11.9 (84) | Northern | 452 | 10.6 (48) | Southern | 998 | 7.6 (76) | Western | 1451 | 11.3 (164) |
| Work | () | | | Government | 1371 | 9.1 (124) | <.001 | Non government | 179 | 10.7 (19) | Self employed | 275 | 12.9 (35) | Students | 649 | 1.3 (8) | House-maker | 1759 | 15.4 (269) | Retired | 308 | 23.8 (73) | Unemployed (able) | 181 | 3.4 (6) | Unemployed (not able) | 29 | 26.7 (8) |
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