Renal Dysfunction among Ghanaians Living with Clinically Diagnosed Hypertension in the Asutifi-South District: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study at the St. Elizabeth Hospital, Hwidiem
Table 3
Socio-demographic characteristic of the population under study stratified by disease status.
Parameter
Total
Diabetic and Hypertensive all together
Hypertensive only
Total Respondents
200 (100)
67 (33.5)
133 (66.5)
Age (years)
61 ± 10
62 ± 9
61 ± 10
Weight (kg)
64.23 ± 13.2
63.10 ± 13.8
64.80 ± 13.8
Gender
Male
48 (24.0)
12 (17.9)
36 (27.1)
Female
152 (76.0)
55 (82.1)
97 (72.9)
Marital Status
Single
3 (1.5)
1 (1.5)
2 (1.5)
Married
127 (63.5)
36 (53.7)
91 (68.4)
Divorced
9 (4.5)
5 (7.5)
4 (3.0)
Widowed
58 (29.0)
24 (35.8)
34 (25.6)
Separated
3 (1.5)
1 (1.5)
2 (1.5)
Educational background
None
86 (43.0)
33 (49.3)
53 (39.8)
Basic
70 (35.0)
21 (31.3)
49 (36.8)
Secondary
21 (10.5)
9 (13.4)
12 (9.0)
Tertiary
23 (11.5)
4 (6.0)
19 (14.3)
Employment Status
Unemployed
36 (18.0)
12 (17.9)
24 (18.0)
Employed
161 (80.5)
54 (80.6)
107 (80.5)
On Pension
3 (1.5)
1 (1.5)
2 (1.5)
Data is presented as mean ± standard deviation and frequency with percentage in parenthesis.
