Blood pressure control and its determinants among diabetes mellitus co-morbid hypertensive patients at Jimma University medical center, South West Ethiopia

Table 1 Baseline socio-demographic characteristics of study participants at JUMC, 2017

Variables		Frequency	Percentage
Age(years)	18–35	18	13.74
	36–50	46	35.12
	≥ 50	67	51.14
Weight (kg)(Mean± SD)	67.9 ± 13.01
Gender	Male	67	51.14
Gender	Female	64	48.86
Marital Status	Single	11	8.40
	Married	109	83.20
	Divorced	4	3.05
	Widowed	7	5.35
Educational status	No formal education	35	26.72
	Primary school	33	25.19
	Secondary school	27	20.61
	College and above	36	27.48
Monthly Income (ETB)	No regular income	41	31.30
	<1000	21	16.03
	1000–2000	19	14.50
	2000–3000	18	13.74
	≥ 3000	32	24.43
Residence	Rural	40	30.53
Residence	Urban	91	69.47
Job/occupation	Gov’t employee	30	22.90
	Non-Gov’t employee	19	14.50
	Self employed	38	29.00
	Unemployed	44	33.60
Living status	Living with immediate family	113	86.25
	Living with Extended family	10	7.63
	Living alone	5	3.82
	Other*	3	2.30
Smoker		21	16.03
Alcoholic		23	17.56
Chat chewer		36	27.48
Adherence level	Adherent	97	74.05
Adherence level	Non-adherent	34	25.95

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