Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study participants disaggregated by hypertension control
Variables | All Participants (n; %) | Controlled Hypertension (n; %) | Uncontrolled Hypertension (n; %) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
All | 329 (100%) | 142 (43.16%) | 187 (56.83%) | Â |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.925 |
 Male | 61 (18.54) | 26 (18.31) | 35 (18.72) |  |
 Female | 268 (81.46) | 116 (81.69) | 152 (81.28) |  |
Age (Years) | Â | Â | Â | 0.467 |
 18–25 | 08 (2.43) | 03 (2.11) | 05 (2.67) |  |
 26–35 | 13 (3.95) | 05 (3.52) | 08 (4.28) |  |
 36–45 | 29 (8.81) | 08 (5.63) | 21 (11.22) |  |
 46–55 | 69 (20.97) | 32 (22.54) | 37 (19.78) |  |
 56–65 | 97 (29.48) | 47 (33.09) | 50 (26.73) |  |
  ≥ 66 | 113 (34.35) | 47 (33.09) | 66 (35.29) |  |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | 0.813 |
 Zulu | 267 (81.16) | 114 (80.28) | 153 (81.81) |  |
 Swati | 54 (16.41) | 24 (16.90) | 30 (16.04) |  |
 Not specified | 08 (2.43) | 4 (2.82) | 4 (2.14) |  |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | 0.201 |
 Employed | 79 (24.01) | 39 (27.46) | 40 (21.39) |  |
 Unemployed | 104 (31.61) | 38 (26.76) | 66 (35.29) |  |
 Social grant recipient | 146 (44.38) | 65 (45.80) | 81 (43.32) |  |
Educational Level | Â | Â | Â | 0.157 |
 Tertiary | 07 (2.13) | 05 (3.52) | 02 (1.07) |  |
 Secondary | 109 (33.13) | 46 (32.39) | 63 (33.68) |  |
 Primary | 140 (42.55) | 54 (38.03) | 86 (45.98) |  |
  Illiterate | 73 (22.19) | 37 (26.05) | 36 (19.26) |  |
Smoking status | Â | Â | Â | 0.634 |
 Never Smoked | 277 (84.19) | 118 (83.09) | 159 (85.03) |  |
 Ever Smoked | 52 (15.81) | 24 (16.91) | 28 (14.97) |  |
Alcohol consumption | Â | Â | Â | 0.922 |
 Never Drank | 254 (77.20) | 110 (77.46) | 144 (77.01) |  |
 Occasional | 75 (22.80) | 32 (22.54) | 43 (22.99) |  |
Fruit and Vegetable Consumption | Â | Â | Â | 0.987 |
 1–3 times/week | 322 (97.87) | 139 (97.89) | 183 (97.86) |  |
 Never | 07 (2.13) | 03 (2.11) | 04 (2.14) |  |
Fast Food Consumption | Â | Â | Â | 0.459 |
 Never | 128 (38.91) | 52 (36.62) | 76 (40.64) |  |
 1–3 times/week | 201 (61.09) | 90 (63.38) | 111 (59.36) |  |
Salt intake | Â | Â | Â | 0.771 |
 Low-Moderate | 287 (87.23) | 123 (86.62) | 164 (87.70) |  |
 Increased | 42 (12.77) | 19 (13.38) | 23 (12.30) |  |
Duration of Diagnosis | Â | Â | Â | 0.140 |
  < 5 years | 95 (28.88) | 35 (24.65) | 60 (32.09) |  |
  ≥ 5 years | 234 (71.12) | 107 (75.35) | 127 (67.91) |  |