Table 1

Frequency distribution of respondents by sociodemographic and clinical characteristics

CharacteristicsFrequency (n)Percentage (%)
Sexn=383
 Male15741.0
 Female226 59.0
Age (years)n=383
 30–506015.7
 51–6012933.7
 61–709524.8
 >70 99 25.8
Highest educational attainmentn=379
 No formal education5714.9
 Primary school25566.6
 Secondary school6717.5
 Marital statusn=380
 Single/divorced8422.1
 Married29677.9
Monthly household income (RM)n=371
 ≤5009425.3
 501–150021357.4
 1501–25005113.7
 >2500133.5
Current smokers5013.2
 On treatment17346.4
 Aware of hypertension18047.7
Controlled hypertension4425.4

  • RM, Ringgit Malaysia.