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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants

From: Microalbuminuria and left ventricular hypertrophy among newly diagnosed black African hypertensive patients: a cross sectional study from a tertiary hospital in Uganda

Characteristics

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Gender

  

Female

162

63.3

Male

94

36.7

Age

  

18 – 34

34

13.3

35 – 54

110

43

55 – 74

85

33.2

75 – 94

27

10.5

Level of education

  

No Formal education

42

16.4

Primary education

88

34.4

Secondary education

66

25.8

Tertiary education

60

23.4

Marital Status

  

Single

30

11.7

Married

165

64.5

Divorced

8

3.1

Cohabiting

1

0.4

Separated

13

5.1

Widowed

39

15.2