Table 3.
Prevalence of high-quality care for people with hypertension who had had a check-up in the last 24 months and absolute prevalence difference by region, sociodemographic characteristics, type of service, and intersection of sex, skin color, and socioeconomic status, NHS 2013 (n = 8,185) and 2019 (n = 16,279)
| 2013 | 2019 | Absolute | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | n | % | n | % | differences |
| Region | p-value: 0.000 | p-value: 0.000 | |||
| North | 1,285 | 36.4 | 2,511 | 32.8 | -3.6 |
| Northeast | 2,315 | 33.7 | 5,403 | 27.8 | -5.9 |
| Midwest | 1,041 | 42.9 | 1,818 | 39.7 | -3.2 |
| Southeast | 2,333 | 46.0 | 4,260 | 38.2 | -7.8 |
| South | 1,211 | 41.4 | 2,287 | 37.5 | -3.9 |
| Sex | p-value: 0.005 | p-value: 0.005 | |||
| Female | 5,426 | 39.5 | 9,756 | 33.8 | -5.7 |
| Male | 2,759 | 45.3 | 6,523 | 37.5 | -7.8 |
| Skin color | p-value: 0.000 | p-value: 0.000 | |||
| White | 3,581 | 45.0 | 6,273 | 39.4 | -5.6 |
| Black/brown | 4,603 | 38.3 | 9,759 | 32.0 | -6.3 |
| Age | p-value:0.001 | p-value: 0.012 | |||
| 18–29 | 276 | 27.4 | 353 | 22.0 | -5.4 |
| 30–44 | 840 | 35.0 | 1,827 | 32.9 | -2.1 |
| 45–59 | 2,519 | 42.9 | 5,150 | 37.0 | -5.9 |
| 60 and over | 4,550 | 43.1 | 8,949 | 35.4 | -7.7 |
| Education level | p-value: 0.000 | p-value: 0.000 | |||
| No education/did not complete primary education | 1,996 | 31.3 | 2,305 | 23.3 | -8.0 |
| Completed primary education | 3,477 | 40.1 | 7,395 | 31.7 | -8.4 |
| Completed secondary education | 1,693 | 48.6 | 3,909 | 41.2 | -7.4 |
| Completed higher education | 1,019 | 53.7 | 1,917 | 50.3 | -3.4 |
| Economic status | p-value: 0.000 | p-value: 0.000 | |||
| 1st quintile | 1,823 | 26.2 | 4,229 | 21.7 | -4.5 |
| 2nd quintile | 1,840 | 35.6 | 4,002 | 31.8 | -3.8 |
| 3rd quintile | 1,661 | 41.6 | 3,175 | 36.1 | -5.5 |
| 4th quintile | 1,496 | 45.1 | 2,529 | 42.2 | -2.9 |
| 5th quintile | 1,365 | 55.1 | 2,344 | 49.5 | -5.6 |
| Type of health service | p-value: 0.000 | p-value: 0.000 | |||
| Private | 2,679 | 53.5 | 4,820 | 50.2 | -3.3 |
| Public | 5,438 | 35.5 | 10,864 | 28.5 | -7.0 |
| Intersectionality | p-value: 0.000 | p-value: 0.000 | |||
| Male, white and high SES | 601 | 57.5 | 1,128 | 49.3 | -8.2 |
| Male, white and low SES | 647 | 36.8 | 1,487 | 32.9 | -3.9 |
| Male, black and high SES | 511 | 51.3 | 903 | 46.0 | -5.3 |
| Male, black and low SES | 1,000 | 34.4 | 2,914 | 30.5 | -3.9 |
| Female, white and high SES | 967 | 49.0 | 1,478 | 45.4 | -3.6 |
| Female, white and low SES | 1,366 | 36.4 | 2,180 | 33.4 | -3.0 |
| Female, black and high SES | 782 | 42.9 | 1,280 | 41.0 | -1.9 |
| Female, black and low SES | 2,310 | 33.6 | 4,662 | 27.4 | -6.2 |