Research Article
Knowledge, Treatment, Control, and Risk Factors for Hypertension among Adults in Southern Iran
Table 1
Percentage (%) of treatment and control of hypertension among hypertensive adults (
).
| Variables | |
Control |
Treatment | | | | | | |
| Gender | | | | | | | | Total | 1863 | 572 | 31.2 | — | 1373 | 74.8 | — | Male | 722 | 222 | 30.7 | | 532 | 73.7 | | Female | 1114 | 350 | 31.4 | 841 | 75.5 | Age groups | | | | | | | | 39–30 | 95 | 33 | 34.7 | | 56 | 58.9 | | 49–40 | 262 | 84 | 32.1 | 180 | 68.7 | 59–50 | 534 | 183 | 34.3 | 401 | 75.1 | ≥60 | 945 | 272 | 28.8 | 736 | 77.9 | Region | | | | | | | | Urban | 822 | 308 | 37.5 | | 593 | 72.1 | | Rural | 1014 | 264 | 26 | 780 | 76.9 | Marital status | | | | | | | | Single | 25 | 10 | 40 | | 16 | 64 | | Married | 1488 | 472 | 31.7 | 1104 | 74.2 | Divorced and widowed/widower | 323 | 90 | 27.9 | 253 | 78.3 | Education level | | | | | | | | Illiterate | 1149 | 322 | 28 | | 891 | 77.5 | | Primary school | 362 | 129 | 35.6 | 258 | 71.3 | Secondary school | 114 | 34 | 29.8 | 76 | 66.7 | High school | 46 | 22 | 47.8 | 32 | 69.6 | Diploma | 90 | 28 | 31.1 | 60 | 66.7 | University | 75 | 37 | 49.3 | 56 | 74.6 | Job | | | | | | | | Farmer | 205 | 58 | 28.9 | | 143 | 71.1 | | Employed | 111 | 42 | 37.8 | 84 | 75.7 | Retired | 184 | 64 | 34.8 | 137 | 74.5 | Unemployed | 269 | 79 | 29.4 | 197 | 73.2 | Housekeeper | 1071 | 329 | 30.7 | 812 | 75.8 | Income | | | | | | | | Poor | 1655 | 495 | 29.9 | | 1235 | 74.6 | | Medium | 148 | 61 | 41.2 | 112 | 75.7 | Good | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 26 | 78.8 | Family history of hypertension | | | | | | | | Yes | 832 | 289 | 34.7 | | 624 | 75 | | No | 1004 | 283 | 28.2 | 749 | 74.6 | Physical activity | | | | | | | | Yes | 512 | 174 | 34 | | 380 | 74.2 | | No | 1324 | 398 | 30.1 | 993 | 75 | Tobacco | | | | | | | | Yes | 253 | 61 | 24.1 | | 188 | 73.3 | | No | 1583 | 511 | 32.3 | 1185 | 74.9 | Body mass index (BMI) | | | | | | | | ≤18.5 | 15 | 5 | 33.3 | | 11 | 73.3 | | 25–18.5 | 655 | 214 | 32.7 | 493 | 75.3 | 30–25 | 736 | 229 | 31.1 | 547 | 74.3 | ≥30 | 430 | 124 | 28.8 | 322 | 74.9 | Duration of diagnosis | | | | | | | | ≤5 | 955 | 297 | 31.1 | | 669 | 70.1 | | 5–9 | 366 | 130 | 35.5 | 293 | 80.1 | 10–14 | 298 | 79 | 26.5 | 235 | 78.9 | 15–19 | 129 | 33 | 25.6 | 97 | 75.2 | ≥20 | 88 | 33 | 37.5 | 79 | 89.8 |
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