TABLE 2—

Proportions of Adults Aged 25–64 Years With Undiagnosed Hypertension and Hypercholesterolemia, by Insurance Status and Other Characteristics

	% With Undiagnosed		% With Undiagnosed
Characteristic	Hypertensiona	Pb	Hypercholesterolemiaa	Pb
Insurance status		.03		<.001
Uninsured	41.0		70.6
Insured	28.6		51.2
Age, y		.05		<.001
25–34	43.1		76.0
35–44	30.3		60.2
45–54	26.1		47.5
55–64	29.3		40.2
Gender		<.001		.12
Female	22.1		50.9
Male	36.5		55.6
Race/Ethnicity		.07		<.001
White	28.9		51.5
Black	27.8		63.6
Hispanic	37.7		51.9
Other	59.7		74.8
Annual family income, $		.64		.02
< 15 000	29.1		62.2
15 000–24 999	33.7		53.2
25 000–34 999	27.2		51.4
35 000–49 999	30.3		56.8
≥ 50 000	29.8		46.3
Education		.12		.81
< High school graduate	25.4		54.9
High school graduate	31.0		53.1
College graduate	34.3		51.7
Region		.15		.03
Northeast	33.2		56.6
Midwest	26.4		43.0
South	28.3		56.8
West	35.5		54.8
Regular site of care		<.001		.003
No	55.4		66.5
Yes	26.0		50.4
Regular health care provider		<.001		<.001
No	47.9		67.0
Yes	24.6		47.8
Last contact with a health professional, mo			<.001	<.001
< 11	23.9		46.8
12–23	41.0		67.1
24–59	57.4		78.1
≥ 60	70.3		80.0

^aPercentages are weighted to represent the civilian, noninstitutionalized US population.

^bPearson χ² test used.