Summary of awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among Dhulikhel Heart Study participants
| Total | All hypertensives (n=298) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aware | Treated | Controlled | ||
| Total, n (%) | 298 | 130 (43.6) | 99 (33.2) | 35 (11.7) |
| Sex, n (%) | ||||
| Male | 167 | 65 (49.6) | 43 (25.7) | 14 (8.4) |
| Female | 131 | 65 (38.9) | 56 (42.7) | 21 (16.0) |
| Age category, years | ||||
| <25 | 16 | 2 (12.5) | 1 (6.3) | 1 (6.3) |
| 25–34 | 29 | 5 (17.2) | 1 (3.4) | 0 (0) |
| 35–44 | 69 | 24 (34.7) | 17 (24.6) | 3 (4.3) |
| 45–54 | 79 | 39 (49.3) | 30 (38.0) | 11 (13.9) |
| 55–64 | 52 | 27 (51.9) | 23 (44.2) | 7 (13.5) |
| >65 | 53 | 33 (62.2) | 27 (50.9) | 13 (24.5) |
| Marital status, n (%) | ||||
| Unmarried | 59 | 28 (47.4) | 23 (39.0) | 8 (13.6) |
| Currently married | 239 | 102 (42.6) | 76 (31.8) | 27 (11.3) |
| Occupation, n (%) | ||||
| Unemployed | 155 | 73 (47.1) | 64 (41.3) | 64 (41.3) |
| Employed | 143 | 57 (39.8) | 35 (24.5) | 35 (24.5) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | ||||
| Brahmin/Chhetri | 50 | 20 (40.0) | 12 (24.0) | 5 (10.0) |
| Newar | 207 | 101 (48.7) | 81 (39.1) | 29 (14.0) |
| Others | 41 | 9 (21.9) | 6 (14.6) | 1 (2.4) |
| Individual annual income quartiles, n (%) | ||||
| Q1 (lowest) | 154 | 74 (49.0) | 63 (40.9) | 19 (12.3) |
| Q2 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Q3 | 50 | 17 (34.0) | 10 (20.0) | 4 (8.0) |
| Q4 | 94 | 39 (41.4) | 26 (27.7) | 4 (4.3) |
| Education, n (%) | ||||
| No formal education | 112 | 59 (52.6) | 49 (43.8) | 20 (17.9) |
| Less than high school | 146 | 54 (36.9) | 40 (27.0) | 12 (8.1) |
| High school or more | 40 | 17 (42.5) | 10 (25.0) | 3 (7.5) |