Blood Pressure Control among Hypertensive Diabetic Patients on Follow-Up at Chronic Clinic of Nekemte Referral Hospital in West Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of hypertensive diabetic patients on follow-up at NRH, West Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 186).

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristic variables		Frequency	Percent
Sex	Male	83	44.6
	Female	103	55.4
Age in years	18–39	33	17.7
	40–59	101	54.3
	≥60	52	28.0
Marital status	Single	21	11.3
	Married	126	67.7
	Divorced	23	12.4
	Widowed	16	8.6
Residence	Urban	86	46.2
	Rural	100	53.8
Educational status	No formal education	82	44.1
	Primary school	44	23.7
	Secondary school	24	12.9
	College/university	36	19.4
Occupation	Employed	143	76.9
	Unemployed	43	23.1
Duration with hypertension	<2 years	57	30.6
	2–4 years	54	29.0
	≥5 years	75	40.3
Knowledge of hypertension	Good	66	35.5
	Poor	120	64.5
Cigarette smoking status	Yes	25	13.4
	No	161	86.6
Alcohol drinking status	Yes	41	22.0
	No	145	78.0
Adherence	Adherent	58	31.2
	Nonadherent	128	68.8
Presence of comorbidities	Yes	50	26.9
	No	136	73.1
Antidiabetic medications	OHAs alone	103	55.4
	Insulin alone	72	38.7
	Both OHAs and insulin	11	5.9
BP control	Controlled	104	55.9
	Uncontrolled	82	44.1
Glycemic control	Controlled	106	57.0
	Uncontrolled	80	43.0
Antihypertensive medications	Single AHAs	120	64.5
	Two AHAs	46	24.7
	Three AHAs	20	10.8

OHAs = oral hypoglycemic agents; AHAs = antihypertensive agents.