Reasons behind high rate of non-compliance to scheduled office visits in hypertensive patients: results from the Egyptian registry of specialized hypertension clinics

The Egyptian Heart Journal

Table 2 Comparison between the compliant and the non-compliant patients’ profiles

Variable	Compliant pts, (Group 1) No. = 362	Non-compliant pts, (Group 2) No. = 649	p value
Age, years	57.1 ± 11.3	54.8 ± 11.6	0.006
Sex, male	154 (42.5)	320 (49.3)	0.039
Education, illiterate	192 (53.0)	257 (39.6)	< 0.001
Occupation, unemployed	230 (63.5)	383 (59.0)	< 0.001
Residence, urban	280 (77.3)	477 (73.5)	0.176
BMI, Kg/m²	33.3 ± 6.7	33.2 ± 7.0	0.864
Obesity	243 (67.1)	423 (65.2)	0.531
DM	119 (32.9)	218 (33.6)	0.817
CKD	25 (6.9)	31 (4.8)	0.156
Stroke	27 (7.5)	52 (8.0)	0.389
CAD	49 (13.5)	191 (29.4)	< 0.001
Heart Failure	26 (7.2)	80 (12.3)	0.029
Current Smokers	70 (19.3)	138 (21.3)	< 0.001
Sedentary lifestyle	63 (17.4)	332 (51.2)	< 0.001
FH of HTN	164 (45.3)	394 (60.7)	< 0.001
Last known SBP, mmHg	137.2 ± 17.9	142.4 ± 20.7	< 0.001
Last known DBP, mmHg	84.3 ± 10.9	88.2 ± 12.3	< 0.001
Uncontrolled HTN	157 (43.4)	369 (56.9)	< 0.001

Data is presented either as number (%) or mean ± standard deviation.
BMI, body mass index; CAD, coronary artery disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; DM, diabetes mellitus; FH, family history; HTN, hypertension; SBP, systolic blood pressure