Table 3 Lifestyle behaviors among patients who were aware of their hypertension status and the status of controlling hypertension*.

		Total (n=1364)		Poor (n=597)		Moderate (n=374)		Good (n=393)		p-value
		%	95% CI	%	95% CI	%	95% CI	%	95% CI	p-value
Total (n=1364)	Aware without medication use	46.06	40.82–51.29	41.80	33.82–49.77	27.67	22.18–33.16	30.52	21.61–39.40	0.033
Total (n=1364)	Aware with medication use	53.94	48.71–59.17	46.71	40.19–51.23	26.13	22.11–30.17	27.14	23.30–32.99	0.033
Total (n=1364)	Controlled	50.47	44.91–56.03	39.99	32.63–47.36	30.00	24.07–35.93	30.01	21.40–38.59	0.091
Total (n=1364)	Uncontrolled	49.53	43.96–55.08	47.90	41.09–54.70	23.63	19.65–27.61	28.47	21.99–34.94	0.091
				(n=169)		(n=118)		(n=115)
Aware without medication use (n=402)	Controlled	59.25	51.48–67.03	35.83	25.69–45.96	31.63	22.94–40.31	32.54	19.99–45.15	0.042
Aware without medication use (n=402)	Uncontrolled	40.74	32.97–48.51	50.48	39.52–61.44	21.93	14.92–28.93	27.59	17.06–38.12	0.042
				(n=428)		(n=256)		(n=278)
Aware with medication use (n=962)	Controlled	42.98	35.74–50.21	44.91	37.11–52.69	28.08	20.99–35.16	27.01	20.46–33.55	0.217
Aware with medication use (n=962)	Uncontrolled	57.02	49.78–64.25	47.32	38.75–53.88	24.67	19.85–29.49	28.01	22.47–35.52	0.217

CI; confidence interval. Values are reported as weighted percentage (Data were weighted based on the 2011 national Iranian census). *Fruits (poor: eating no fruit per day, moderate: 1 serving unit per day, good: more than 2 serving unit per day); vegetables (poor: eating no vegetables per day, moderate: 1 serving unit per day, good: more than 2 serving unit per day); dairy products (poor: drinking ≤ 1 unit per day, moderate: drinking 2 units per day, good: drinking ≥ 3 units per day); fast food (poor: eating ≥ 2 days a week, moderate: eating 1 day a week, good: eating no fast food per week); soft drinks (poor: ≥ 2 days a week, moderate: drinking 1 day a week, good: no drinking per week); unsaturated oil (binary covariate, poor: no, good: yes); salt intake (poor: using salt with daily food, good: not using with daily food); physical activity (poor: < 30 minute per week, moderate: 30–180 minute per week, good: more than 180 minute per week); smoking (poor: smoker, good: non-smoker); BMI (poor: overweight, good: normal weight).

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