Sociodemographic Characteristics, Dietary Practices, and Nutritional Status of Adults with Hypertension in a Semi-Rural Community in the Eastern Region of Ghana

Table 1

Selected background sociodemographic characteristics of study respondents.

Characteristic	n=63
Sex
Female	55.6 (35)
Male	44.4 (28)
Age in years	54.5 ± 13.8
Ethnicity
Krobo	76.2 (48)
Other	23.8 (15)
Religious affiliation
Christianity	90.5 (57)
Islam and traditional religion	9.5 (6)
Marital status
Married / Cohabiting	55.6 (35)
Single	44.4 (28)
Education
No education	22.2 (14)
Primary	17.5 (11)
Junior High	38.1 (24)
Senior high/Technical and Vocational	4.8 (3)
Tertiary and above	17.4 (11)
Employment status
Unemployed	3.2 (2)
Farming and fisher folks	17.5 (11)
Traders	38.1 (24)
Salaried workers	22.2 (14)
Artisans and labourers and others	19.0 (12)
Household size	5.1 ± 2.6
Households income
≤ 200 GH	61.9 (39)
>200–600	25.4 (16)
>600	12.7 (8)

Values represent percentage (number) or mean ± standard deviation.