Table 1 Participants’ characteristics (n = 933)
Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | Â |
Male | 368 (39.4) |
Female | 565 (60.6) |
Age* | Â |
50–59 | 86 (9.2) |
60–69 | 398 (42.7) |
70–79 | 349 (37.4) |
> 80 | 76 (8.1) |
Education | Â |
Illiteracy | 451 (48.3) |
Primary | 278 (29.8) |
Junior | 160 (17.1) |
Senior or above | 44 (4.7) |
Marital status | Â |
Married | 781 (83.7) |
Others | 152 (16.3) |
Way of residence | Â |
Living alone | 115 (12.3) |
Living with a spouse | 587 (62.9) |
Others | 231 (24.8) |
Occupation | Â |
Farmers | 763 (81.8) |
Others | 170 (18.2) |
Household income (RMB)* | Â |
< 5000 | 342 (36.7) |
5000–9999 | 176 (18.9) |
10,000–14,999 | 135 (14.5) |
> 15000 | 280 (30.0) |
Health expenditure (RMB)* | Â |
< 2000 | 390 (41.8) |
2000–3999 | 95 (10.2) |
4000–5999 | 117 (12.5) |
> 6000 | 250 (26.8) |
Comorbid diseases | Â |
1 | 552 (59.2) |
2 | 301 (32.3) |
> 3 | 80 (8.6) |
Health insurance | Â |
No | 26 (2.8) |
Yes | 907 (97.2) |
Hypertension stages | Â |
normotensive | 274 (29.4) |
I | 412 (44.2) |
II | 172 (18.4) |
III | 75 (8.0) |
Duration of hypertension (Years) | Â |
< 5 | 318 (34.1) |
5–9 | 271 (29.0) |
10–14 | 153 (16.4) |
> 15 | 191 (20.5) |
Non-pharmaceutical therapies | Â |
Exercise | Â |
No | 467 (50.5) |
Yes | 466 (49.9) |
Alimentary control | Â |
No | 154 (16.5) |
Yes | 779 (83.5) |
Work-rest schedule | Â |
No | 154 (16.5) |
Yes | 779 (83.5) |
Emotion control | Â |
No | 136 (14.6) |
Yes | 797 (85.4) |
Pharmaceutical therapies | Â |
Take medicine in one year | Â |
No | 112 (12.0) |
Yes | 821 (88.0) |
Take medicine in two weeks | Â |
No | 209 (22.4) |
Yes | 724 (77.6) |
Pharmaceutical Compliance | Â |
Forget taking medicine * | Â |
No | 540 (63.6) |
Yes | 309 (36.4) |
Drug discontinuation by patients themselves* | Â |
No | 699 (82.3) |
Yes | 150 (17.7) |
Drug discontinuation for improvement* | Â |
No | 550 (64.8) |
Yes | 299 (35.2) |
Drug discontinuation for deterioration* | Â |
No | 698 (82.2) |
Yes | 151 (17.8) |