Table 1 Characteristics of the participants by city
Characteristics | Nanjing N(%) | Wuhan N(%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic | |||
Gender | 0.026 | ||
Male | 198(51.3) | 171(43.2) | |
Female | 188(48.7) | 225(56.8) | |
Age | <0.001 | ||
< 60 | 118(30.2) | 50(12.6) | |
> =60 | 273(69.8) | 348(87.4) | |
Marital status | 0.464 | ||
Single | 33(8.8) | 41(10.6) | |
Married or cohabited | 340(91.2) | 347(89.4) | |
Education | <0.001 | ||
Primary school and below | 71(18.7) | 123(31.1) | |
Middle school | 95(25.1) | 148(37.4) | |
High school and equivalent | 107(28.2) | 87(22.0) | |
3-year college and above | 106(28.0) | 38(9.6) | |
Monthly household income | <0.001 | ||
Low | 45(11.5) | 110(27.6) | |
High | 195(49.9) | 274(68.8) | |
Rejected | 151(38.6) | 14(3.5) | |
Disease-related | |||
Year of hypertension (mean, SE) | 10.48(0.51) | 11.91(0.50) | 0.046 |
Health status | 0.009 | ||
Good | 153(40.2) | 197(49.6) | |
Fair or poor | 228(59.8) | 200(50.4) | |
Complications | <0.001 | ||
Yes | 124(32.8) | 185(48.3) | |
No | 254(67.2) | 198(51.7) | |
BP control | 0.003 | ||
Yes | 152(38.9) | 115(28.9) | |
No | 239(61.1) | 283(71.1) | |