Table 2 Patient demographics

From: Physician and patient perspectives on hypertension management and factors associated with lifestyle modifications in Japan: results from an online survey

Characteristics

Demographics (n = 881)

Age, years

62.5 ± 13.8

Male, n (%)

476 (54.0)

Comorbidities, n (%)

  Dyslipidemia

226 (25.7)

  Diabetes

131 (14.9)

  Hyperuricemia/gout

75 (8.5)

  Heart diseasea

61 (6.9)

  Digestive diseaseb

53 (6.0)

  Obesity

45 (5.1)

  Insomnia

38 (4.3)

  Strokec

35 (4.0)

  Mental illnessd

34 (3.9)

  Asthma

30 (3.4)

  Kidney diseasee

24 (2.7)

  Sleep apnea

17 (1.9)

  Vascular diseasef

10 (1.1)

  COPD

8 (0.9)

  Liver diseaseg

8 (0.9)

  Other

88 (10.0)

Number of years since diagnosis

9.7 ± 8.2

Type of institution where care is primarily received, n (%)

  Clinic

625 (70.9)

  General hospital

215 (24.4)

  University hospital

41 (4.7)

Average length of assessment at:

  Initial diagnosis, minutes (n = 446)h

17.5 ± 13.2

  Follow-up, minutes (n = 881)

9.4 ± 8.9

  1. Data shown as mean ± standard deviation unless otherwise stated
  2. COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  3. ae.g., angina, myocardial infarction, heart failure
  4. be.g., gastroenteritis, gastric ulcer, ulcerative colitis
  5. ce.g., cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage
  6. de.g., depression, schizophrenia
  7. ee.g., chronic kidney disease
  8. fe.g., aortic dissection, aortic aneurysm
  9. ge.g., cirrhosis
  10. hDo not remember, n = 435