TABLE 3.
The proportion and risk-adjusted OR (95% CI)* of aware adult hypertensive respondents not receiving antihypertensive treatment in the previous month (Canadian Community Health Survey, 2005)
| Age 20–39 years
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Age 40–59 years
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Age 60+ years
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| n (%) | OR (95% CI) | n (%) | OR (95% CI) | n (%) | OR (95% CI) | ||
| Overall | 650 (54.9) | 1192 (17.3) | 666 (4.6) | ||||
| Sex | Male | 376 (59.5) | 687 (20.7) | 296 (5.6) | |||
| Female | 274 (48.5) | 0.83 (0.82–0.85) | 505 (13.5) | 0.64 (0.63–0.65) | 370 (3.9) | 0.79 (0.78–0.8) | |
| Marital status† | Married/common law | 345 (50.7) | 687 (16.2) | 327 (4.8) | |||
| Widowed/separated/divorced | 41 (48.2) | 0.76 (0.73–0.79) | 295 (21.6) | 1.69 (1.66–1.71) | 286 (4.0) | 0.57 (0.56–0.59) | |
| Single, never married | 264 (65.4) | 1.86 (1.82–1.90) | 210 (20.5) | 1.67 (1.64–1.70) | 53 (6.4) | 0.89 (0.86–0.92) | |
| Household income‡ | <$30,000 | 122 (61.7) | 240 (18.4) | 224 (4.0) | |||
| $30,000–$49,999 | 112 (51.1) | 0.79 (0.76–0.82) | 199 (17.9) | 0.92 (0.90–0.94) | 113 (3.9) | 1.03 (1–1.05) | |
| $50,000–$79,999 | 133 (46.8) | 0.56 (0.55–0.58) | 262 (19.4) | 0.87 (0.85–0.88) | 68 (4.8) | 1.22 (1.19–1.25) | |
| $80,000+ | 148 (55.1) | 0.68 (0.66–0.71) | 268 (16.6) | 0.63 (0.62–0.64) | 52 (8.2) | 1.61 (1.57–1.65) | |
| Missing | 135 (61.5) | 0.92 (0.89–0.95) | 223 (14.9) | 0.65 (0.64–0.66) | 209 (4.6) | 1.22 (1.2–1.24) | |
| Household size | 1 | 136 (53.2) | 393 (19.4) | 332 (4.8) | |||
| 2 | 164 (56.0) | 1.56 (1.50–1.62) | 461 (13.4) | 1.12 (1.10–1.15) | 298 (4.0) | 0.45 (0.44–0.46) | |
| 3 | 153 (53.1) | 1.58 (1.52–1.64) | 164 (19.3) | 1.77 (1.73–1.80) | 26 (6.5) | 0.73 (0.71–0.75) | |
| 4+ | 197 (55.8) | 1.67 (1.61–1.73) | 174 (20.2) | 1.84 (1.80–1.87) | 10 (7.2) | 0.58 (0.56–0.6) | |
| Immigration status | Born in Canada | 588 (56.1) | 1027 (17.2) | 524 (4.2) | |||
| <9 years in Canada | 26 (50.8) | 1.08 (1.04–1.11) | 22 (14.8) | 0.78 (0.76–0.80) | 6 (25.6) | 7.03 (6.74–7.34) | |
| 10+ years in Canada | 36 (49.7) | 0.69 (0.67–0.71) | 143 (17.8) | 0.95 (0.94–0.96) | 136 (5.5) | 1.31 (1.29–1.33) | |
| Number of physician consultations in the previous year | 0 | 136 (73.9) | 245 (36.0) | 108 (9.8) | |||
| 1 | 109 (72.1) | 0.98 (0.95–1.02) | 238 (23.7) | 0.56 (0.55–0.57) | 114 (7.6) | 0.69 (0.67–0.7) | |
| 2 | 122 (65.9) | 0.81 (0.78–0.83) | 212 (19.9) | 0.45 (0.44–0.45) | 131 (7.3) | 0.72 (0.71–0.74) | |
| 3 | 73 (55.3) | 0.49 (0.47–0.50) | 120 (13.2) | 0.26 (0.26–0.27) | 76 (3.5) | 0.34 (0.33–0.35) | |
| 4 | 45 (28.6) | 0.15 (0.15–0.16) | 109 (10.4) | 0.19 (0.18–0.19) | 76 (2.3) | 0.22 (0.21–0.22) | |
| 5+ | 165 (41.2) | 0.28 (0.27–0.28) | 268 (12.2) | 0.23 (0.22–0.23) | 161 (3.1) | 0.31 (0.3–0.31) | |
| Number of chronic health conditions | 0 | 451 (56.3) | 631 (20.5) | 219 (6.9) | |||
| 1 | 150 (50.5) | 1.06 (1.03–1.08) | 349 (15.2) | 0.82 (0.81–0.82) | 246 (4.4) | 0.78 (0.77–0.79) | |
| 2 | 39 (51.8) | 1.32 (1.27–1.37) | 147 (12.6) | 0.74 (0.73–0.75) | 131 (3.7) | 0.74 (0.72–0.75) | |
| 3+ | 10 (62.3) | 4.92 (4.50–5.38) | 65 (11.3) | 0.62 (0.61–0.64) | 70 (2.6) | 0.56 (0.55–0.58) | |
| Perceived health | Excellent | 68 (61.5) | 108 (21.3) | 63 (7.7) | |||
| Very good | 222 (58.8) | 0.91 (0.88–0.94) | 345 (19.4) | 0.98 (0.97–1.00) | 190 (5.1) | 0.78 (0.77–0.8) | |
| Good | 264 (52.7) | 0.77 (0.74–0.80) | 442 (15.6) | 0.83 (0.81–0.84) | 226 (4.4) | 0.72 (0.7–0.74) | |
| Fair | 81 (52.0) | 0.73 (0.70–0.76) | 199 (14.9) | 0.79 (0.77–0.80) | 140 (3.7) | 0.72 (0.7–0.74) | |
| Poor | 15 (34.7) | 0.24 (0.23–0.26) | 98 (19.3) | 1.39 (1.36–1.43) | 47 (3.6) | 0.83 (0.8–0.86) | |
| Body mass index‡, kg/m2 | <25 | 189 (63.9) | 319 (19.9) | 241 (4.4) | |||
| 25–30 | 227 (56.6) | 0.85 (0.83–0.87) | 473 (18.2) | 0.96 (0.95–0.97) | 279 (5.0) | 1.14 (1.12–1.16) | |
| >30 | 221 (45.8) | 0.67 (0.65–0.69) | 376 (14.4) | 0.83 (0.82–0.84) | 135 (4.1) | 0.98 (0.97–1) | |
| Missing | 13 (41.4) | 0.63 (0.59–0.68) | 24 (17.8) | 1.38 (1.34–1.42) | 11 (5.7) | 1.41 (1.35–1.48) | |
| Smoking | Not at all | 401 (50.1) | 773 (15.3) | 562 (4.6) | |||
| Occasionally | 29 (48.1) | 0.91 (0.88–0.95) | 52 (28.0) | 2 (1.96–2.04) | 16 (3.3) | 0.7 (0.66–0.74) | |
| Daily | 220 (69.1) | 2.03 (1.98–2.07) | 367 (22.7) | 1.58 (1.56–1.60) | 88 (5.2) | 1.13 (1.1–1.15) | |
| Physical activity | Active | 188 (66.8) | 256 (19.7) | 128 (5.0) | |||
| Moderate | 155 (54.0) | 0.67 (0.65–0.69) | 291 (18.2) | 1.07 (1.05–1.08) | 144 (4.3) | 0.92 (0.9–0.94) | |
| Inactive | 307 (50.0) | 0.62 (0.60–0.63) | 645 (16.1) | 0.93 (0.92–0.94) | 394 (4.6) | 1.17 (1.15–1.19) | |
All percentages were weighted using Statistics Canada’s bootstrap method, and frequencies were not weighted.
*
All adjusted OR reflect adjustments for all variables listed in this table and regional residence. 95% CI are not rounded to the first decimal place to show that point estimates are centred in the intervals;
†
Married/common-law and widowed/separated/divorced were combined, and the reported OR is for the combined group;
‡
A ‘missing’ category was added for the income and body mass index variables