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Table 1 Characteristics of 374 patients with hypertension

From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of hypertensive patients towards prevention and early detection of chronic kidney disease: a cross sectional study from Palestine

Variable

Total

N = 374 (%)

Gender

 Male

131 (35)

 Female

243 (65)

Age (years)

  < 65

247 (66)

  ≥ 65

127 (34)

Residency

 Village

56 (15)

 City

301 (80.5)

 Refugee camp

17 (4.5)

Employment

 Employed

98 (26.2)

 Unemployed

276 (73.8)

Body Mass Index

 Normal

38 (10.2)

 Overweight

134 (35.8)

 Obese

202 (54)

Marital status

 Married

296 (79.1)

 Unmarried

78 (20.9)

Monthly income (NISa)

 Low (Less than 2000)

230 (61.5)

 Moderate (2000–5000)

129 (34.5)

 High (More than 5000)

15 (4)

Education Level

 Uneducated

22 (5.9)

 Primary school

90 (24.1)

 High school

188 (50.3)

 University

74 (19.8)

Hypertension Duration

  < 1 year

13 (3.5)

 1–3 years

93 (24.9)

 4–5 years

69 (18.4)

  ≥ 5 years

199 (53.2)

Therapy type

 Mono therapy

174 (46.5)

 Multi therapy

200 (53.5)

Total number of chronic diseases other than hypertension

 0

79 (21.1)

 1

82 (21.9)

 2

144 (38.5)

 3

54 (14.4)

  ≥ 4

15 (4.1)

Total number of medications

  < 4

125 (33.4)

  ≥ 4

249 (66.6)

  1. a1 new Israeli shekel (NIS) equals 0.279 US Dollar