An Assessment of the Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hypertensive Crisis in Patients Who Visited the Emergency Outpatient Department (EOPD) at Adama Hospital Medical College, Adama, Oromia, Ethiopia: A 6-Month Prospective Study

Table 4

Current complaints of patients with hypertensive crisis presented to the EOPD at AHMC, Adama, Oromia, Ethiopia, from January 01 to August 31, 2021, G.C.

Variables		Frequency	Percentage
Current presenting complaint	Headache	195	43.9
	Body weakness	123	27.7
	Loss of consciousness	36	8.1
	Abnormal body movement	24	5.4
	Impaired vision	13	2.9
	Incidental on follow-up	53	12.0
	Total	444	100.0
Duration of complaint	<24 hour	162	36.5
	24–72 hour	121	27.2
	3–7 days	65	14.7
	1–2 weeks	30	6.8
	>2 weeks	10	2.3
	Incidental finding	56	12.6
	Total	444	100.0