Research Article

Pulmonary Function Tests in Hypertensive Patients Attending Zewditu Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants at Zewditu Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2017.

VariableHypertensive
patientsControlsTotal
( N )(N)(N)%

Sex
 Female32326452.5
 Male29295847.5

Age(years)
 30-341343
 35-392243
 40-4429119
 45-491192016
 50-5421214133.6
 55-5915122722
 60-64951411.4

Marital status
 Single74119
 Married44509477
 Divorced84129.9
 Widowed2354.1

Educational status
 Illiterate1121.6
 Read &write(informal)4597.4
 Primary school (1-4)4043.3
 Primary school (5-8)21153629.5
 Secondary school (9-12)20234335.2
 Certificate2464.9
 Diploma & above9132218