A Study on Knowledge, Awareness, and Medication Adherence in Patients with Hypertension from a Tertiary Care Centre from Northern Sri Lanka

Table 1

Selected demographic and risk factors among hypertension.

Selected variables	Numbers	Percentage
Gender
Male	73	24.1
Female	230	75.9
Age (years)
30–39	10	03.3
40–49	66	21.8
50–59	85	28.1
60–70	105	34.7
>70	37	12.1
Body mass index, kg/m2
Normal	66	21.8
Overweight	194	64.0
Obese	43	14.2
Alcohol consumption (mL/d)
Nondrinkers (0 or occasional)	238	78.5
Moderate drinkers (1–100)	45	14.9
Heavy drinkers (>100)	20	06.6
Reported level of exercise, score
Low	265	87.5
Intermediate	25	08.2
High	13	04.3
Smoking (cigarettes/d)
Nonsmokers (0)	242	79.9
Smokers (>1)	61	20.1
Serum total cholesterol (mmol/L)
Normal (5.2)	73	24.1
Borderline (5.2–6.5)	194	64.0
High (>6.5)	36	11.9