Characteristics | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
Sex | n=383 | |
Male | 157 | 41.0 |
Female | 226 | 59.0 |
Age (years) | n=383 | |
30–50 | 60 | 15.7 |
51–60 | 129 | 33.7 |
61–70 | 95 | 24.8 |
>70 | 99 | 25.8 |
Highest educational attainment | n=379 | |
No formal education | 57 | 14.9 |
Primary school | 255 | 66.6 |
Secondary school | 67 | 17.5 |
Marital status | n=380 | |
Single/divorced | 84 | 22.1 |
Married | 296 | 77.9 |
Monthly household income (RM) | n=371 | |
≤500 | 94 | 25.3 |
501–1500 | 213 | 57.4 |
1501–2500 | 51 | 13.7 |
>2500 | 13 | 3.5 |
Current smokers | 50 | 13.2 |
On treatment | 173 | 46.4 |
Aware of hypertension | 180 | 47.7 |
Controlled hypertension | 44 | 25.4 |
RM, Ringgit Malaysia.