Table 3.
Estimated Exercise Counseling Rates in Outpatient Visits with a Diagnosis of Hypertension
| Characteristic | n (Millions) | % | P Value * |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total survey | 35.3 | 25.7 | |
| NAMCS | 33.5 | 27.0 | <.001 |
| NHAMCS | 18.2 | 13.8 | |
| Age, y | |||
| 18 to 44 | 4.7 | 30.4 | .0027 |
| 45 to 64 | 14.6 | 27.5 | |
| 65 to 74 | 9.8 | 27.9 | |
| >74 | 6.2 | 18.4 | |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 20.2 | 25.2 | .655 |
| Male | 15.1 | 26.4 | |
| Race | |||
| White | 21.4 | 22.4 | .0024 |
| Black | 5.4 | 23.0 | |
| Asian | 3.3 | 43.5 | |
| Hispanic | 5.3 | 46.9 | |
| Payment source | |||
| Private insurance | 16.8 | 29.2 | .0493 |
| Medicare | 12.1 | 21.8 | |
| Medicaid | 3.1 | 34.1 | |
| Self-pay | 1.1 | 23.1 | |
| Other | 2.3 | 21.0 | |
| Geographic region | |||
| Northeast | 7.3 | 23.2 | .6066 |
| Midwest | 8.1 | 24.1 | |
| South | 11.7 | 26.5 | |
| West | 8.2 | 29.1 | |
| Type of visit | |||
| Acute | 6 | 21.9 | .0455 |
| Chronic routine | 20.1 | 27.4 | |
| Chronic flare | 2.6 | 25.5 | |
| Nonillness care | 6.5 | 24.9 | |
| Physician specialty† | |||
| Internal medicine | 12.5 | 28.0 | .0876 |
| Family medicine | 16.7 | 30.2 | |
| Cardiology | 1.5 | 17.3 | |
| Other | 2.9 | 18.1 | |
| Cardiovascular comorbidities | |||
| Coronary artery disease | 3 | 28.4 | .331 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 6.7 | 28.0 | .675 |
| Obesity | 3.4 | 56.9 | <.001 |
| Dyslipidemia | 3.2 | 31.1 | .249 |
| Other (CVA, CHF) | 1 | 25.5 | 0.465 |
| Number of comorbidities | |||
| None | 20.3 | 22.7 | .0002 |
| One | 12.7 | 31.2 | |
| Two | 2.3 | 33.0 | |
| Number of antihypertensives | |||
| None | 10.4 | 24.4 | .6355 |
| 1 to 2 | 20.7 | 26.3 | |
| 3 or more | 4.2 | 26.6 |
*
Adjusted for age, gender, race/ethnicity, payment source, and type of visit.
†
Data from NAMCS only
NAMCS, National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey; NAHMCS, National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey; CVA, stroke; CHF, congestive heart failure.