|
Characteristics
|
N (%)
|
|---|
|
Age in years, mean ± SD
|
55.05 ± 12.66
|
|
Below 35
|
10 (3.6)
|
|
35–44
|
47 (16.8)
|
|
45–54
|
76 (27.1)
|
|
55–64
|
76 (27.1)
|
|
65 and above
|
71 (25.4)
|
|
Gender
|
|
Male
|
149 (53.2)
|
|
Female
|
131 (46.8)
|
|
Marital status
|
|
Single/widowed
|
19 (6.8)
|
|
Married
|
220 (78.6)
|
|
Divorced
|
41 (14.6)
|
|
Educational level
|
|
No formal education
|
108 (38.6)
|
|
Primary education (grade 1–8)
|
66 (23.6)
|
|
Secondary education (grade 9–12)
|
45 (16.1)
|
|
Tertiary education (diploma and/or above)
|
61 (21.7)
|
|
Religion
|
|
Islam
|
130 (46.4)
|
|
Orthodox Christian
|
125 (44.6)
|
|
Protestant
|
25 (8.9)
|
|
Occupation
|
|
Civil servant
|
78 (27.9)
|
|
Merchant
|
35 (12.5)
|
|
Farmer
|
46 (16.4)
|
|
Unemployed
|
121 (43.2)
|
|
Duration of hypertension in years, mean ± SD
|
5.1 ± 4.1 years
|
|
< 5
|
162 (57.9)
|
|
≥ 5
|
118 (42.1)
|
|
Type of comorbidity
|
|
Diabetes mellitus
|
73 (26.1%)
|
|
Peripheral neuropathy
|
65 (23.2%)
|
|
Dyspepsia
|
32 (11.4%)
|
|
Hypertrophic heart disease
|
14 (5.0%)
|
|
Heart failure
|
7 (2.5%)
|
|
Chronic kidney disease
|
6 (2.1%)
|
|
Urinary tract infection
|
6 (2.1)
|
|
Human immune virus
|
4 (1.4)
|
|
Ischemic heart disease
|
4 (1.4)
|
|
Asthma
|
3 (1.1)
|
|
Sexual dysfunction
|
3 (1.1)
|
|
Others
|
9 (3.1)
|
