Prevalence Rates of Self-Care Behaviors and Related Factors in a Rural Hypertension Population: A Questionnaire Survey
Table 1
Characteristics of respondents in a rural hypertension population in Beijing, China.
Gender
Patients Sources
Male (%)
Female (%)
Registered patients (%)
Other patients (%)
Total (%)
Age
35–64
34 (37.8)
143 (62.7)
158 (54.7)
19 (65.5)
177 (55.7)
65–83
56 (62.2)
85 (37.3)
131 (45.3)
10 (34.5)
141 (44.3)
Mean (SD)
66.1 (±10.4)
61.7 (±9.3)
63.2 (±9.8)
60.7 (±9.8)
62.9 (±9.8)
Level of education
≤6 years
61 (67.8)
161 (70.6)
204 (70.6)
18 (62.1)
222 (69.8)
>6 years
29 (32.2)
67 (29.4)
85 (29.4)
11 (37.9)
96 (30.2)
Marital status
Married
80 (88.9)
201 (88.2)
257 (88.9)
24 (82.8)
281 (88.4)
Others
10 (11.1)
27 (11.8)
32 (11.1)
5 (17.2)
37 (11.6)
Annual Family Income
<50,000 yuan
86 (95.6)
223 (97.8)
281 (97.2)
28 (96.5)
309 (97.2)
≥50,000 yuan
4 (4.2)
5 (2.2)
8 (2.8)
1 (3.5)
9 (2.8)
BMI
Normal weight (18.5 ≤ BMI < 24.0)
36 (40.0)
56 (24.5)
85 (29.4)
7 (24.1)
92 (28.9)
Overweight (24.0 ≤ BMI < 28.0)
34 (37.8)
87 (38.2)
111 (38.4)
10 (34.5)
121 (38.1)
Obese (BMI ≥ 28.0)
20 (22.2)
85 (37.3)
93 (32.2)
12 (41.4)
105 (33.0)
Self-rated health
Good to very good
26 (28.9)
54 (23.7)
75 (26.0)
5 (17.2)
79 (24.8)
Fair to very poor
64 (71.1)
174 (76.3)
214 (74.0)
24 (82.8)
239 (75.2)
Diabetes status
Yes
11 (12.2)
50 (21.9)
52 (18.0)
9 (31.0)
61 (19.2)
No
79 (87.8)
178 (78.1)
237 (82.0)
20 (69.0)
257 (80.8)
Family history of hypertension
19 (21.1)
79 (34.7)
85 (29.4)
13 (44.8)
98 (30.8)
Control rate of BP
14 (15.6)
27 (11.8)
37 (12.8)
4 (13.8)
41 (12.9)
Years of hypertension, Mean (SD)
8.0 (±7.3)
8.3 (±7.0)
8.2 (±6.9)
8.2 (±8.7)
8.2 (±7.1)
All values are exact numbers/percentages except where noted. The t-test is used when the dependent variable is a continuous variable. Chi-square and Fisher Exact tests were used for categorical variables.
