Self-efficacy for managing hypertension and comorbid conditions

Table 2 Demographics, n (%)

Chronic conditions	Hypertension	Non-hypertension
Education
≤ high school	102 (23)	107 (17)a
Some college +	334 (76)	509 (82)
Missing	1 (< 1)	1 (< 1)
Marital status
Married	266 (61)	356 (58)
Not married	171 (39)	260 (42)
Missing	0 (0)	1 (< 1)
Income
≤ $60000	203 (46)	260 (42)
> $60000	212 (49)	332 (54)
Missing	22 (5)	25 (4)
Employment status
Employed (full-time or part-time)	163 (37)	282 (46)b
Unemployed	274 (63)	335 (54)
Age (mean ± SD, yr)	57.8 ± 12.5	50.7 ± 15.3c
No. of comorbid conditions (mean ± SD)	5.2 ± 2.5	2.9 ± 2.0c

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01,

^cP < 0.001,

t-test for continuous variables (age and number of comorbid conditions), and from χ² from all others.