Table 1 Demographic variables of patients with hypertension

 Female

230(56.7%)

 Urban

337(83.0%)

 Male

176(43.3%)

 Rural

69(17.0%)

Age (year)

Monthly income

 \(\:\le\:46\)

112(30.77%)

Inadequate

 229(56.4%)

 47–65

116(45.60%)

 Adequate

143(35.2%)

 \(\:\ge\:65\)

86(23.63%)

 More than adequate

34(8.4%)

BMI

Occupation

 Underweight

55(13.5%)

 Unemployed

57(14.0%)

 Healthy weight

155(38.2%)

 Freelance

86(21.2%)

 Overweight

149(36.7%)

 Farmer

29(7.1%)

 Obese

46(11.3%)

 Housewife

115(28.3%)

Marital status

 Office work

84(20.7%)

 Single

41(10.1%)

 Retired

35(8.6%)

 Married

258(63.5%)

Education

 Divorced

30(7.4%)

 < Diploma

182(44.8%)

 Widowed

77(19.0%)

 Diploma

74(18.2%)

Insurance status

 Associate degree

24(5.9%)

 Yes

296(72.9%)

 Bachelor’s degree

73(18.0%)

 No

110(27.1%)

 Master’s degree

44(10.8%)

History of hypertension (years)

 Ph.D.

9(2.2%)

 <2

61(19.37%)

Exercise

 3\(\:\--\)7

160(50.79%)

 No

234(57.6%)

 \(\:\ge\:8\)

94(29.84%)

 Yes, occasionally

127(31.3%)

Smoking state

 Yes, less than once a week

43(10.6%)

 Yes

103(25.4%)

Consumption of antihypertensive drugs

 Occasionally

59(14.5%)

 Yes

271(66.7%)

 No

243(59.9%)

 No

135(33.3%)

Family history of hypertension

 Yes

195(48.0%)

 No

211(52.0%)