Table 3.
Logistic Regression Models of Predictors of Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension Among U.S. Adults 65 Years of Age and Older, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2004
| Hypertension |
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| Awareness, OR (95% CI) (N = 2,190) | Treatment OR (95% CI) (N = 2,190) | Control Among Treated, OR (95% CI) (N = 1,391) | |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 0.82 (0.62–1.09) | 0.84 (0.64–1.12) | 0.51 (0.39–0.68)‡ |
| Male | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Age (y) | |||
| ≥85 | 0.54 (0.40–0.72)‡ | 0.60 (0.45–0.81)‡ | 0.68 (0.37–1.23) |
| 75–84 | 0.71 (0.53–0.95)* | 0.70 (0.52–0.94)* | 0.59 (0.44–0.80)‡ |
| 65–74 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Education | |||
| High school or more | 0.93 (0.70–1.23) | 0.88 (0.73–1.07) | 1.18 (0.87–1.60) |
| Less than high school | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Doctor visits past year | |||
| ≥10 | 5.13 (3.11–8.47)‡ | 5.84 (3.62–9.41)‡ | 1.48 (0.90–2.42) |
| 2–9 | 3.83 (2.65–5.52)‡ | 4.09 (2.66–6.29)‡ | 1.21 (0.75–1.97) |
| 1 or none | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Married/living with partner | |||
| Yes | 0.91 (0.71–1.17) | 0.96 (0.75–1.21) | 0.76 (0.54–1.07) |
| No | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Have usual health care provider | |||
| Yes | 2.87 (1.26–6.51)* | 5.10 (2.65–9.83)‡ | 0.72 (0.36–1.43) |
| No | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Household income | |||
| <$15,000 | 1.30 (0.89–1.89) | 1.20 (0.83–1.74) | 0.91 (0.60–1.39) |
| $15,000 to <$45,000 | 1.03 (0.74–1.43) | 0.97 (0.73–1.28) | 0.92 (0.66–1.29) |
| ≥$45,000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Notes: OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.
*
p ≤ .05.
‡
p ≤ .001.