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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

From: The influence of self-owned home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) on primary care patients with hypertension: A qualitative study

 

In-depth Interview

(n = 6)

Focus Group Discussions

(n = 18)

Age

mean in years (range)

64 (53-71)

60 (30-75)

Ethnicity

  

   Malay

2

6

   Chinese

2

9

   Indian

2

3

Duration of HBPM use mean in years (range)

9 (2-18)

5 (0.6-20)

Years of Hypertension

mean in years (range)

12 (3-30)

10 (0.7-26)

Occupations

Retired clerk, teacher, housewife, retired officer, technical assistant, retired teacher

Retired clerk, teacher, housewife, retired officer, technical assistant, retired teacher, lorry driver