Blood Pressure Control and Associations with Social Support among Hypertensive Outpatients in a Developing Country

Table 1

Social support and network characteristics of hypertensive patients according to control of hypertension conditions and behavioral adherence conditions.

Characteristics of social network	Controlled hypertension^a			Behavioral adherence^a
	Yes ()	No ()	value	Yes ()	No ()	value
Total network size			0.92			0.70
Providing informational support related to advice
Network size			0.33			0.59
Percentage of network members who are daily contact			0.39			0.23
Percentage of network members who are family members		34.9 ± 40	0.25			0.34
Percentage of network members who are friends			0.35			0.65
Percentage of network members who are living in the same household			0.03			0.17
Percentage of network members who are having hypertension			0.32			0.82
Providing emotional support related to discomfort
Network size			0.31			0.60
Percentage of network members who are daily contact			0.78			0.90
Percentage of network members who are family members			0.32			0.88
Percentage of network members who are friends			0.07			0.18
Percentage of network members who are living in the same household			0.23			0.74
Percentage of network members who are having hypertension			0.50			0.08
Providing emotional support related to decisions
Network size			0.45			0.20
Percentage of network members who are daily contact			0.51			0.98
Percentage of network members who are family members			0.45			0.59
Percentage of network members who are friends			0.97			0.15
Percentage of network members who are living in the same household			0.92			0.44
Percentage of network members who are having hypertension			0.77			0.10
Providing practical support related to sickness
Network size			0.43			0.10
Percentage of network members who are daily contact			0.87			0.16
Percentage of network members who are family members			0.75			0.56
Percentage of network members who are friends			0.37			0.09
Percentage of network members who are living in the same household			0.42			0.31
Percentage of network members who are having hypertension			0.29			0.14
Providing practical support related to jobs
Network size			0.16			0.60
Percentage of network members who are daily contact			0.93			0.43
Percentage of network members who are family members			0.85			0.82
Percentage of network members who are friends			0.79			0.03
Percentage of network members who are living in the same household			0.70			0.21
Percentage of network members who are having hypertension			0.20			0.36
Living with spouse/partners (%)	80.9	83.2	0.67	80.3	82.8	0.66
Participation in social activities (%)	56.5	51.7	0.48	66.7	50.3	0.03

^aExpressed as .