Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the hypertensive clients on ART, Kadoma City, 2016
Variable | Uncontrolled hypertension | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes n(%) | No n(%) | |||
Age in years | ||||
≤30 | 10 (6) | 12 (7) | 0.29 | |
31–40 | 19 (13) | 27 (18) | ||
41–50 | 61 (40) | 71 (47) | ||
51–60 | 45 (30) | 36 (24) | ||
61–70 | 15 (10) | 4 (3) | ||
71–80 | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | ||
Median age (Q1=; Q3=) | 49 (Q1 = 43; Q3 = 54) | 45 (Q1 = 43; Q3 = 52) | ||
Sex | ||||
Female | 94 (62) | 110 (72) | 0.051 | |
Male | 58 (38) | 42 (28) | ||
Marital Status | ||||
Married | 81 (53) | 80 (53) | 0.98 | |
Widowed | 31 (20) | 36 (24) | ||
Divorced | 28 (18) | 22 (14) | ||
Separated | 9 (6) | 8 (5) | ||
Single | 4 (3) | 5 (3) | ||
Cohabiting | 0 | 1 (1) | ||
Education | ||||
Primary | 31 (20) | 33 (22) | 0.14 | |
Secondary | 106 (70) | 115 (76) | ||
Tertiary | 12 (8) | 3 (2) | ||
None | 3 (2) | 1 (1) | ||
Employment | ||||
Manual | 80 (53) | 87 (57) | 0.84 | |
Sedentary | 67 (44) | 56 (37) | ||
None | 5 (3) | 9 (6) | ||