Table 2 Variations in Life style interventions among patients with hypertension by treatment options for hypertension
Treatment option for hypertension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Life style intervention | Alternative medicine alone (N = 37) | Modern alone or with alternative (N = 122) | None neither modern nor alternative (N = 99) | |||
n | % (CI) | n | % (CI) | n | % (CI) | |
Increase physical activity | 4 | 10.8 (5.1-24.8) | 40 | 32.8 (25.1-41.6) | 17 | 17.2 (11.0-25.8) |
Reduce salt intake | 11 | 29.7 (17.5-45.9) | 69 | 56.6 (47.7-65.0) | 36 | 36.4 (27.6-46.2) |
Reduce/stop alcohol | 7 | 18.9 (9.6-34.3) | 32 | 26.2 (19.2-34.7) | 19 | 19.2 (12.7-28.1) |
Stop smoking | 2 | 5.4 (1.7-17.7) | 19 | 15.6 (10.2-23.1) | 13 | 13.1 (7.9-21.2) |