Research Article

An Assessment of the Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hypertensive Crisis in Patients Who Visited the Emergency Outpatient Department (EOPD) at Adama Hospital Medical College, Adama, Oromia, Ethiopia: A 6-Month Prospective Study

Table 1

Age, sex, and address of patients with hypertensive crisis presented to the EOPD at AHMC, Adama, Oromia, Ethiopia, from January 01 to August 31, 2021, G.C.

VariablesFrequencyPercentage

Age<45 year153.8
45–55 year6715.1
56–65 year10423.4
66–75 year19042.8
>75 year7817.6
Total444100.0

SexMale25256.8
Female19243.2
Total444100.0

Place of ResidencyRural9721.8
Urban34778.2
Total444100.0