Research Article
Anxiety and Depression among Hypertensive Adults in Tertiary Care Hospitals of Nepal
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants (
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| | Socio-demographic characteristics | Number (percentage) |
| | Age mean (SD) | 42.6 (17.9) | | Gender | | Male | 106 (40.8) | | Female | 154 (59.2) | | Ethnicity | | Brahmin | 88 (33.8) | | Chhetri | 77 (29.6) | | Janajati | 44 (16.9) | | Dalit | 15 (5.8) | | Others | 36 (13.8) | | Religion | | Hindu | 233 (89.60) | | Buddhist | 19 (7.3) | | Muslim | 2 (0.8) | | Christian | 5 (1.9) | | Other | 1 (0.4) | | Marital status | | Married | 177 (68.1) | | Unmarried | 75 (28.8) | | Divorced | 8 (3.1) | | State | | State 1 | 36 (13.8) | | State 2 | 36 (13.8) | | Bagmati | 73 (28.1) | | Gandaki | 32 (12.3) | | Lumbini | 41 (15.8) | | Karnali | 23 (8.8) | | Sudupaschim | 19 (7.3) | | Occupation | | Student | 54 (20.8) | | Business | 36 (13.8) | | Service | 60 (23.1) | | Farmer | 17 (6.5) | | Dependent | 61 (23.5) | | Others | 32 (12.3) | | Family income mean (SD) (Nrs) | 45315.4 (61305.3) | | Education | | | Primary | 36 (13.8) | | Secondary | 36 (13.8) | | Bachelor | 91 (35.0) | | Masters | 58 (22.3) | | Illiterate | 39 (15.0) | | Family history of hypertension | | Yes | 132 (50.8) | | No | 128 (49.2) |
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Nrs: Nepalese rupee.
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