Table 3.

Likelihood of Having Poor Glycemic and Blood Pressure Control Among Adults with Previously Diagnosed Diabetes and Hypertension

Adjusted Models*	Odds Ratio	95% CI
Adults with diabetes
Elevated HbA1c*
Urban whites	0.49	0.26–0.93
Rural whites	0.32	0.20–0.49
Urban African Americans	0.49	0.32–0.76
Rural African Americans	1.00	1.00–1.00
Elevated HbA1c†
Urban whites	0.55	0.31–0.95
Rural whites	0.33	0.21–0.52
Urban African Americans	0.53	0.34–0.82
Rural African Americans	1.00	1.00–1.00
Adults with hypertension
Elevated systolic blood pressure*
Urban whites	0.67	0.54–0.83
Rural whites	0.54	0.39–0.75
Urban African Americans	1.06	0.85–1.31
Rural African Americans	1.00	1.00–1.00
Elevated systolic blood pressure†
Urban whites	0.68	0.54–0.85
Rural whites	0.53	0.38–0.76
Urban African Americans	1.07	0.85–1.34
Rural African Americans	1.00	1.00–1.00
Elevated diastolic blood presssure*
Urban whites	0.44	0.29–0.67
Rural whites	0.40	0.23–0.68
Urban African Americans	0.77	0.50–1.17
Rural African Americans	1.00	1.00–1.00
Elevated diastolic blood pressure†
Urban whites	0.45	0.30–0.68
Rural whites	0.40	0.24–0.68
Urban African Americans	0.77	0.50–1.17
Rural African Americans	1.00	1.00–1.00

Note: elevated hemoglobin = HbA_1c ≥ 8.0%; elevated systolic blood pressure = >140 mmHg; elevated diastolic blood pressure = >90 mmHg.

CI = confidence interval; HbA_1c = glycosylated hemoglobin.

* Adjusted for age, sex, level of income, insurance coverage, and level of education.

† Adjusted for age, sex, level of income, insurance coverage, level of education, self-reported health status, length of time with disease, body mass index, usual source of care, number of times seeing physician within last year.