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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients in the feasibility study (N = 328)

From: Pharmacy-based hypertension care employing mHealth in Lagos, Nigeria – a mixed methods feasibility study

 

All (N = 328)

n/ mean

%/ SD

Gender, n (%)

 Male

135

(41.2)

 Female

193

(58.8)

Age, mean (SD)

54.9

(11.9)

Highest degree in school completed, n (%)

 No school at all

37

(11.3)

 Primary

66

(20.1)

 Secondary

115

(35.1)

 Tertiary

110

(33.5)

Systolic BP, mean (SD)

147.8

(16.4)

Diastolic BP, mean (SD)

90.9

(11.4)

BP classification, n (%)

 Pre-hypertensive (BP 120–139/80–89)

2

(0.6)

 Stage 1 HT (BP 140–159/90–99)

142

(43.3)

 Stage 2 HT (BP ≥160/100)

107

(32.6)

 BP on target

77

(23.5)

Newly diagnosed, n (%)

65

(19.8)

On antihypertensive medication, n (%)

212

(64.6)

Entry into the pilot program, n (%)

 Via community screening

100

(30.5)

 Via pharmacy

226

(68.9)

 Via LUTH

2

(0.6)

BMI, mean (SD)

28.6

(6.1)

Self-reported DM, n (%)

29

(8.8)

Smoking status, n (%)

 Not smoking

285

(86.9)

 Quitted

36

(11)

 Smokes

7

(2.1)

Any alcohol use, n (%)

97

(29.6)

  1. BP blood pressure, HT hypertension, LUTH Lagos University Teaching Hospital, BMI body mass index, DM diabetes mellitus