South Asians’ experience of managing hypertension: a grounded theory study

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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study sample

Demographic characteristics	Women (n=15)	Men (n=12)	All (n=27)
Age (years)
Mean	60.4	60.2	60.3
Range	45–76	24–76	24–76
Language
English	5	5	10
Punjabi/Hindi	10	7	17
Religion
Sikh	11	9	20
Hindu	1	0	1
Muslim	3	3	6
Country of origin
India	13	10	23
Other	2	2	4
Time since immigration (years)
<5	6	4	10
5–19	4	4	8
≥20	5	4	9
Time since hypertension diagnosis (years)
<1	0	2	2
1–<5	7	3	10
5–<10	3	3	6
≥10	5	4	9
Marital status
Married/common-law	12	9	21
Divorced/separated/widowed	2	2	4
Single	1	1	2
Habitation
With spouse only	2	2	4
With spouse and (un)married children	8	7	15
With (unmarried) children	4	1	5
With other family members	0	2	2
Alone	1	0	1
Highest level of education
None	2	0	2
<High school (or equivalent)	5	1	6
≥High school	8	11	19
Employment
Employed outside home full-time	3	5	8
Not employed/retired	8	7	15
Homemaker throughout life	4	0	4

Figure 1 Process of managing hypertension.