| Characteristic | Response |
Male n (%) |
Female n (%) |
Total n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 174 (41.0) | 250 (59.0) | 424 (100.0) | |
| Age group (years) | ≤ 30 31 - 50 51 - 70 71 - 90 |
0 (0.0) 28 (16.1) 122 (70.1) 24 (13.8) |
1 (0.4) 39 (15.7) 181 (72.7) 28 (11.2) |
1 (0.2) 67 (15.8) 303 (71.4) 52 (12.3) |
| Ethnic Background | Tamil Muslim Burger |
134 (77.0) 24 (13.8) 16 (9.2) |
204 (81.6) 20 (8.0) 26 (10.4) |
338 (79.7) 44 (10.4) 42 (9.9) |
| Educational level | Never attend to School Upto GCE (O/L) Upto GCE (A/L) Diploma/Degree Postgraduate |
34 (19.5) 119 (68.4) 16 (9.2) 4 (2.3) 1 (0.6) |
93 (37.2) 141 (56.4) 15 (6.0) 1 (0.4) 0 (0.0) |
127 (30.0) 260 (61.3) 31 (7.3) 5 (1.2) 1 (0.2) |
| Monthly income (Rs) | < 10,000 10,000 – 24,999 25,000 –39,999 ≥ 40,000 |
72 (41.4) 74 (42.5) 20 (11.5) 8 (4.6) |
156 (62.4) 74 (29.6) 18 (7.2) 2 (0.8) |
228 (53.8) 148 (34.9) 38 (9.0) 10 (2.3) |
| Marital status | Single Married Divorced/Separated Widowed |
6 (3.4) 161 (92.6) 2 (1.1) 5 (2.9) |
16 (6.4) 192 (76.8) 2 (0.8) 40 (16.0) |
22 (5.2) 353 (83.3) 4 (0.9) 45 (10.6) |
| Duration of hypertension (years) | < 1 1 - 5 6 - 10 > 10 |
12 (6.8) 77 (44.3) 49 (28.2) 36 (20.7) |
23 (9.2) 117 (46.8) 48 (19.2) 62 (24.8) |
35 (8.3) 194 (45.7) 97 (22.9) 98 (23.1) |