Research Article
Self-Monitoring of Blood Pressure in Hypertension: A UK Primary Care Survey
Table 1
Characteristics of people self-monitoring and not self-monitoring blood pressure.
| | Demographics | Self-monitor | Do not self-monitor | Chi-square () | | (% of total number) | (% of total number) |
| | Total number | 293 (31) | 662 (69) | — | | Male | 137 (50) | 284 (47) | 0.76 (0.382); NS | | Female | 135 (49) | 318 (53) | | | Age range (years) | | | | | 18–60 | 116 (40) | 201 (31) | 7.13 (0.008) | | 61 and over | 177 (60) | 453 (70) | | | Ethnic origin | | | | | White | 223 (77) | 554 (86) | 10.98 (0.001) | | Other | 65 (23) | 89 (14) | | | Employed* | 109 (38) | 154 (24) | 19.45 (0.001) | | Retired/ unemployed | 179 (62) | 493 (76) | | | Antihypertensive medicationa | 261 (90) | 579 (88) | 0.50 (0.479); NS | | Diabetes+ | 75 (25) | 155 (23) | 0.53 (0.467); NS |
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aNumbers may not add up to total because of missing values.
*Part time or full time employment.
+Coded as having diabetes by GP clinical system.
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