Research Article

The Prevalence of Uncontrolled Hypertension among Patients Taking Antihypertensive Medications and the Associated Risk Factors in North Palestine: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Socio-demographic characteristics of the study sample.

VariablesCategoryFrequencyPercentage

Age (years)Less than 6013561.9
60 and more8338.1

GenderMale8739.9
Female13160.1

EducationPrimary school and less13762.8
Secondary school and college8137.2

Marital statusMarried15972.9
Nonmarried5927.1

Total218100

Nonmarried (single, divorced, or widowed); n = 218.