Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients
From: An application of the theory of planned behavior to self-care in patients with hypertension
Variables | N(%) | Knowledgea(mean ± se) | Behaviora(mean ± se) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | < 60 | 198(39.6) | 6.82 ± .10 | 6.12 ± .09 |
60–70 | 189 (37.8) | 6.78 ± .10 | 6.25 ± .09 | |
> 70 | 113 (22.6) | 6.34 ± .12 | 6.30 ± .12 | |
P = .013 | P = .458 | |||
Sex | Female | 217 (43.4) | 6.70 ± .10 | 6.14 ± .07 |
Male | 283 (56.6) | 6.69 ± .08 | 6.69 ± .08 | |
P = .961 | P = .172 | |||
Education | Illiterate | 85 (17.0) | 6.19 ± .16 | 6.21 ± .14 |
< High school diploma | 142 (28.4) | 6.67 ± .11 | 6.36 ± .10 | |
High school diploma | 159 (31.8) | 6.94 ± .11 | 6.13 ± .10 | |
Academic >Bachelor’s degree | 114 (22.8) | 6.76 ± .14 | 6.13 ± .13 | |
P = .002 | P = .418 | |||
Duration of hypertension (months) | 1–3 yrs. | 188 (37.9) | 6.76 ± .10 | 6.25 ± .10 |
3–6 yrs. | 149 (30.0) | 6.85 ± .11 | 6.32 ± .10 | |
6–8 yrs. | 58 (11.7) | 6.61 ± .18 | 6.36 ± .14 | |
8 yrs. < | 102 (20.5) | 6.40 ± .15 | 6.03 ± .14 | |
P = .101 | P = .435 | |||
Smoking | Yes | 124 (24.7) | 6.26 ± .14 | 6.26 ± .11 |
No | 376 (75.2) | 6.84 ± .07 | 6.196 ± .06 | |
P = .001 | P = .597 | |||
Alcohol use | Yes | 76 (15.2) | 6.76 ± .16 | 6.226 ± .06 |
No | 6.696 ± .07 | 6.15 ± .13 | ||
P = .956 | P = .690 |