Research Article
Anxiety and Depression among Hypertensive Adults in Tertiary Care Hospitals of Nepal
Table 2
Depression and anxiety according to Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, respectively (
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| Hypertension category | Number | Percent |
| Normal | 52 | 20.0 | Prehypertension | 66 | 25.4 | Stage 1 | 113 | 43.4 | Stage 2 | 29 | 11.2 | Depression | Normal | 93 | 35.8 | Mild depression | 83 | 31.9 | Moderate depression | 49 | 18.8 | Severe depression | 17 | 6.5 | Very severe depression | 18 | 6.9 | Anxiety | Mild | 209 | 80.4 | Moderate | 32 | 12.3 | Severe | 19 | 7.3 | Total | 260 | 100.0 |
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