Research Article

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 5

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

VariablesFrequencyPercentage

Blood pressure at presentation180/110–190/11522250.0
191/116–200/12013730.9
201/121–220/1306113.7
>220/130245.4
Total444100.0

BMI<18.5 kg/m2306.8
18.5–24.9 kg/m219944.8
25–29.9 kg/m210724.1
30–34.9 kg/m26614.9
35–39.9 kg/m2306.8
>40 kg/m2122.7
Total444100.0

Cardiac findingDisplaced apex306.8
No finding41493.2
Total444100.0

Neurologic finding (GCS)15/1527060.8
13–145412.2
8–128418.9
<8368.1
Total444100.0