Table 1 Demographic data
Controlled Blood Pressure (N = 64) | Post-Guidelines Uncontrolled Blood Pressure (N = 130) | Pre-Guidelines Uncontrolled Blood Pressure (N = 54) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Female gender, n(col %) | 41 (64.06) | 67 (51.54) | 33 (61.11) | 0.197 |
Age (years), Mean (SD) | 59.7 (5.17) | 58.2 (6.05) | 58.7 (6.68) | 0.264 |
BMI (kg/m2), Mean (SD) | 26.1 (3.86) | 27.8 (4.52) | 27.4 (4.75) | 0.043 |
Marital status, n(col %) | 0.229 | |||
Single/Divorced | 13 (20.31) | 16 (12.31) | 11 (20.37) | |
Married | 51 (79.69) | 114 (87.69) | 43 (79.63) | |
Nationality, n(col %) | 0.236* | |||
Thai | 63 (98.44) | 130 (100) | 54 (100) | |
Other | 1 (1.56) | 0 | 0 | |
Religion, n(col %) | 0.205 | |||
Buddhism | 61 (95.31) | 126 (96.92) | 49 (90.74) | |
Other | 3 (4.69) | 4 (3.08) | 5 (9.26) | |
Educational level, n(col %) | 0.609 | |||
Primary school | 17 (26.56) | 33 (25.38) | 13 (24.07) | |
Secondary school or voluntary school | 13 (20.31) | 40 (30.77) | 14 (25.93) | |
Bachelor’s degree or higher | 34 (53.13) | 57 (43.85) | 27 (50.00) | |
Having health insurance, n(col %) | 60 (93.75) | 109 (83.85) | 52 (96.29) | 0.057 |
Involvement of caregiver in medication management, n(col %) | 5 (7.81) | 5 (3.85) | 0 | 0.098 |
Having an occupation, n(col %) | 52 (81.25) | 105 (80.77) | 41 (75.93) | 0.326 |