Table 2.
Crude Odds Ratios Between Psychosocial/Behavioral Characteristics and Compliance with Blood Pressure Medications (N = 496)
| Characteristic* | Crude OR* | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Depressive symptom severity (per 1-point increase) | 0.97 | 0.91 to 1.03 |
| External locus of control (per 1-point increase) | 1.02 | 0.90 to 1.17 |
| Satisfaction with medical care (per 1-point increase) | 1.04 | 0.95 to 1.14 |
| Knowledge regarding hypertension and its treatment (per 1-point increase) | 1.03 | 0.94 to 1.12 |
| Belief in the importance of hypertension treatment (per 1-point increase) | 1.02 | 0.84 to 1.24 |
| Social support regarding hypertension treatment (per 1-point increase) | 0.93 | 0.71 to 1.21 |
| Socially desirable responding (per 1-point increase) | 1.02 | 0.94 to 1.11 |
| Number of drinks per day (per 1-drink/day increase) | 0.98 | 0.80 to 1.20 |
| Smoker (compared to non-smokers) | 0.90 | 0.56 to 1.45 |
| Depression diagnosis in medical records | 0.77 | 0.44 to 1.34 |
*
From ordinal logistic regression models predicting the likelihood of being in a higher tertile of percent of the year covered by antihypertensive medications, considering single psychosocial/behavioral variables.
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.