Research Article
Factors Affecting Hypertensive Treatment Adherence: Development and Preliminary Validation of a New Scale
Table 3
Description of the study sample (n = 321).
| | Quantitative variables | Mean (SD) | | Age (yr) | 63.62 ± 7.4 | | Duration of having hypertension (mo) | 51.05 ± 23.52 | | Duration of treatment for hypertension (mo) | 51.05 ± 23.52 | | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 135.69 ± 8.22 | | Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 87.09 ± 6.75 |
| | Qualitative variables | | Frequency () | | Gender | Female | 170 (53.3) | | Male | 149 (46.7) |
| | Marital status | Single | 4 (1.3) | | Married | 280 (87.8) | | Divorced | 4 (1.3) | | Widow(er) | 31 (9.6) |
| | Education status | Illiterate | 160 (50.3) | | Under diploma | 46 (14.5) | | Diploma | 77 (24.2) | | Bachelor’s degree or above | 35 (11) |
| | Occupation | Unemployed | 64 (20) | | Employed | 103 (32.2) | | Pensioner | 56 (17.5) | | Housewife | 97 (30.3) |
| | Antihypertensive drugs | One drug | 30 (9.4) | | Two drugs | 227 (70.7) | | Three drugs or more | 64 (19.9) |
| | Having diabetes mellitus | Yes | 84 (26.2) | | No | 237 (73.8) |
| | Having other diseases except for diabetes | Yes | 184 (57.3) | | No | 137 (42.7) |
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