Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of hypertensive elderly in Shandong, China, 2013
Characteristics | Total (n = 2007) | Rural (n = 1107) | Urban (n = 900) | χ 2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 20.159 | < 0.001 | |||
65–69 | 743(37.0) | 417(37.7) | 326(36.2) | ||
70–74 | 590(29.4) | 292(26.4) | 298(33.1) | ||
75–79 | 373(18.6) | 202(18.2) | 171(19.0) | ||
≥ 80 | 301(15.0) | 196(17.7) | 105(11.7) | ||
Gender | 15.138 | < 0.001 | |||
Male | 850(42.4) | 426(38.5) | 424(47.1) | ||
Female | 1157(57.6) | 681(61.5) | 476(52.9) | ||
Marital status | 30.595 | < 0.001 | |||
Single | 546(27.2) | 356(32.3) | 710(78.9) | ||
Married | 1461(72.8) | 751(67.8) | 190(21.1) | ||
Education level | 421.712 | < 0.001 | |||
No formal education | 702(35.0) | 561(50.7) | 141(15.7) | ||
Primary education | 656(32.7) | 386(34.9) | 270(30.0) | ||
Secondary or above | 649(32.3) | 160(14.5) | 489(54.3) | ||
Employment | 319.858 | < 0.001 | |||
Employed | 379(18.9) | 365(33.0) | 14(1.6) | ||
Unemployed | 1628(81.1) | 742(67.0) | 886(98.4) | ||
Personal income | 749.689 | < 0.001 | |||
0~2500 | 434(21.6) | 408(36.9) | 26(2.9) | ||
2500~5000 | 353(17.6) | 292(26.4) | 61(6.8) | ||
5000~10,000 | 456(22.7) | 245(22.1) | 211(23.4) | ||
10,000~20,000 | 457(22.8) | 127(11.5) | 330(36.7) | ||
≥ 20,000 | 307(15.3) | 35(3.2) | 272(30.2) | ||
Self-rated health | 10.715 | 0.005 | |||
Bad | 708(35.3) | 420(37.9) | 288(32.0) | ||
Moderate | 905(45.1) | 493(44.5) | 412(45.8) | ||
Good | 394(19.6) | 194(17.5) | 200(22.2) | ||
Medication frequency | 47.338 | < 0.001 | |||
On time | 1587(79.1) | 813(73.4) | 774(86.0) | ||
Occasional | 321(16.0) | 224(20.2) | 97(10.8) | ||
Never | 99(4.9) | 70(6.3) | 29(3.2) | ||
Blood pressure level currently | 46.105 | < 0.001 | |||
Abnormal/unsure | 833(41.5) | 534(48.3) | 299(33.2) | ||
Normal | 1174(58.5) | 573(51.8) | 601(66.8) | ||
Accepting health care professionals’ guidance | 12.118 | < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 1386(69.1) | 800(72.3) | 586(65.1) | ||
No | 620(30.9) | 306(27.7) | 314(34.9) | ||
Measurement frequency | 173.933 | < 0.001 | |||
Weekly | 955(47.6%) | 380(34.3%) | 575(63.9%) | ||
More than a week | 1052(52.42%) | 727(65.7%) | 325(36.1%) |