The Prevalence of Uncontrolled Hypertension among Patients Taking Antihypertensive Medications and the Associated Risk Factors in North Palestine: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Relationship of socio-demographic variables with HTN control applying the Chi-square test.
Variables
Category
Hypertension
X2
P value
Uncontrolled
Controlled
Age (years)
Less than 60
85 (63%)
50 (37%)
0.050
0.886
60 and more
51 (61.4%)
32 (38.6%)
Gender
Male
58 (66.7%)
29 (33.3%)
1.131
0.180
Female
78 (59.5%)
53 (40.5%)
Education
Primary school and less
93 (67.9%)
44 (32.1%)
4.749
0.021
Secondary school and college
43 (53.1%)
38 (46.9%)
Marital status
Married
56 (70.9%)
23 (29.1%)
1.741
0.210
Nonmarried
66 (61.9%)
41 (38.3%)
P value of 0.05 or less was considered statistically significant. Nonmarried (single, divorced, or widowed).
