Table 2: Results of the structured interview of hypertensive patients of saratov oblast polyclinic.

Parameter Value
Awareness of BP elevation, %:
- aware
- not aware
- unable to answer
90.4
7.2
2.4
Availability of tonometer, % 94.0
Frequency of BP self-measurement, %:
- every day
- not every day, but every week
- not every week, but every month
- less than once a month, but more than once in 3 months
- less than once in 3 months
- unable to answer
54.2
30.0
11.0
2.4
2.4
0
Intake of antihypertensive drugs in the course of last 12 months, %:
- regularly
- occasionally
88.0
12.0
Average number of medications taken, abs. (M ± SD) 1.8±0.96
ACE-inhibitors, % 43.4
ARBs, % 30.2
Beta-blockers, % 32.1
Diuretics, % 32.1
Calcium antagonists, % 37.7
Adherence to the treatment (Morisky-Green scale), %:
- adherent (4 points)
- insufficiently adherent (3 points)
- not adherent (≤ 2 points)
36.2
13.3
50.5
Number of hospitalizations for last 12 months, %
- 3 or more
- 2
- 1
- 0
2.4
3.6
20.5
73.5
Number of emergency calls for last 12 months, %
- 3 or more
- 2
- 1
- 0
11.1
8.5
22.0
58.5
Advices on lifestyle modification, %:
- eating
- physical activity
- weight reduction
- smoking cessation
- alcohol consumption reduction
- no advices
81.9
55.4
66.3
27.7
26.3
8.4
Smoking, % 8.4
Alcohol consumption, %:
- never
- once a month or rarer
- 2-4 times a month
- 2-3 times a week
- 4 or more times a week
- unable to answer
34.0
41.0
4.0
1.0
0
3.0
Interested in special follow-up program, % 62.7

Comment: The data are presented as a mean with standard deviation (M±SD) for continuous variables, and as a frequency (percent) for categorical variables.