Target Organ Damage and the Long Term Effect of Nonadherence to Clinical Practice Guidelines in Patients with Hypertension: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 1

The sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of participants ().

Clinical characteristics	(%)
Age (mean ± SD)	52.43 ± 13.2
Sex
Females	341 (55.72)
Males	271 (44.28)
Residence
Urban	459 (75)
Rural	153 (25)
Type of hypertension
Systolic	160 (26.14)
Diastolic	50 (8.17)
Both	402 (65.69)
Duration of appointment
One month	236 (38.56)
Two months	264 (43.14)
≥three months	112 (18.30)
Comorbidities
Yes	222 (36.27)
No	390 (63.73)
Target organ damage (TOD)
Yes	247 (40.36)
No	365 (59.64)