Table 3 General characteristics between three levels of adherence to the management programme among hypertensive people
Characteristics | Drop out§ (n = 61) | Irregular follow-up§ (n = 84) | Regular follow-up§ (n = 314) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) (mean ± SD) | 62.6 ± 15.4 | 63.3 ± 15.5 | 66.7 ± 12.5* |
Male (%) | 49.2 | 50.0 | 45.5 |
Education | Â | Â | Â |
Primary school or lower (%) | 33.3 | 48.2 | 46.5 |
Secondary school or higher (%) | 66.7 | 51.8 | 53.5 |
Marriage status | Â | Â | Â |
Married (%) | 84.4 | 75.0 | 73.3 |
Other (%) | 15.6 | 25.0 | 26.7 |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â |
Manual workers (%) | 46.7 | 50.0 | 24.4 ** |
Other (%) | 53.3 | 50.0 | 75.6 ** |
Distance to health station (km) | 1.1 ± 0.5 | 1.0 ± 0.5 | 1.0 ± 0.5 |
Having insurance (%) | 33.3 | 41.1 | 47.0 |
Initial blood pressure categories | Â | Â | Â |
Pre-hypertensive stages + (%) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Hypertension stage I (%) | 62.3 | 60.7 | 28.0 ** |
Hypertension stage II (%) | 26.2 | 22.6 | 38.2 ** |
Hypertension stage III (%) | 11.5 | 16.7 | 33.1 ** |
Number of behavioural CVD risk factors | 0.8 ± 0.8 | 0.8 ± 0.8 | 0.6 ± 0.7 |
History of cardiovascular diseases (%) | 18.0 ** | 27.4 ** | 43.6 ** |
History of other chronic diseases (%) | 6.6 | 7.1 | 10.2 |
Family history of CVD (%) | 8.2 | 17.9 | 16.2 |
Changes in blood pressure | Â | Â | Â |
Systolic BP reduction (mmHg) | 17.6 ± 15.6 ** | 29.2 ± 16.0 ** | 55.5 ± 21.7 ** |
Diastolic BP reduction (mmHg) | 7.9 ± 7.3 ** | 15.9 ± 8.8 ** | 28.7 ± 11.9 ** |
Hypertension stage changes | 1.1 ± 1.1 ** | 1.7 ± 1.1 ** | 3.2 ± 1. 2** |
Number of drugs to combine | 0.9 ± 0.9 ** | 1.5 ± 1.0 ** | 2.5 ± 0.7 ** |
Number of tablets to take daily | 0.9 ± 1.1** | 1.4 ± 1.2 ** | 2.6 ± 1.4 ** |
Drug side effects or minor diseases (%) | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
Major adverse cardiac events (%) | 3.3 | 4.8 | 1.3 |