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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of studied population in a rural Vietnam

From: Quality of life among people living with hypertension in a rural Vietnam community

Characteristics

N

(%)

Mean age (SD) 65.8 (9.9)

  

Sex

  

Men

112

40.7

Women

163

59.3

Education

  

Under secondary school

165

60.0

Higher

110

40.0

Working status

  

Currently working

101

36.7

Not working

174

63.3

Marital status

  

Married

193

70.2

Single/widowed/divorced/separated

82

29.8

Religion

  

None religion

116

42.2

Buddhist

126

45.8

Others

33

12.0

Economic status

  

Normal households

262

95,3

Poor households

13

4,7

Physical activities

  

Low level

116

42.2

Moderate level

145

52.7

High level

14

5.1

Duration of illness

  

<1 year

73

26.5

1 to less than 5 years

147

53.5

5 to less than 10 years

29

10.5

10+ years

26

9.5

Adherence to treatment

  

No

128

46.5

Yes

147

53.5

Presence of co-morbidity

  

Diabetes

29

10.5

Kidney diseases

6

2.2

Cardiac diseases

42

15.3

Stroke

4

1.5

Arthritis

39

14.2