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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in Hosanna town 2014

From: Hypertension and its associated factors in Hosanna town, Southern Ethiopia: community based cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Number

Percent

Sex (n = 524)

 Male

277

52.9

 Female

247

47.1

Age (n = 524)

  

 25–34

102

19.5

 35–44

273

52.1

 45–54

110

21.0

 55–64

39

7.4

Marital status (n = 524)

  

 Single

195

37.1

 Married

192

36.6

 Divorced

106

20.2

 Widowed

31

5.9

Education (n = 524)

  

 No formal education

24

4.6

 Primary education

130

24.8

 Secondary education

115

21.9

College/university

255

48.7

Income (n = 524)

  

 < 54 USD

132

25.2

 55–91 USD

233

44.5

 92–109 USD

30

5.7

 > 109 USD

129

24.6