Table 2.
Frequencies of Survey Respondents and Age-Adjusted Estimates of Hypertensive Adults Who Were Advised by a Doctor of Treatments, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Oklahoma, 2007
| Characteristic | Treatment Advised, Weighted %a (95% Confidence Interval) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Take Medication | Modify Diet | Reduce Salt Intakeb | Reduce Alcohol Intakec | Exercise | |
| Total (n = 2,937) | 80.1 (75.9-83.7) | 59.8 (55.7-63.7) | 69.4 (65.5-73.0) | 33.0 (29.2-37.0) | 68.2 (64.1-72.0) |
| Sex | |||||
| Male (n = 1,035) | 75.9 (69.8-81.1) | 60.0 (54.1-65.6) | 68.4 (62.7-73.7) | 37.4 (31.9-43.2) | 67.0 (61.0-72.4) |
| Female (n = 1,902) | 86.6 (82.1-90.1) | 61.3 (56.6-65.9) | 70.8 (66.1-75.0) | 27.8 (23.4-32.8) | 71.3 (66.8-75.5) |
| Age, y | |||||
| 18-44 (n = 320) | 66.7 (59.1-73.6) | 58.6 (51.1-65.7) | 67.2 (60.1-73.6) | 39.7 (32.9-47.0) | 64.3 (56.8-71.2) |
| 45-64 (n = 1,174) | 94.0 (92.2-95.4) | 67.5 (64.3-70.6) | 73.2 (70.1-76.1) | 31.0 (27.8-34.3) | 75.7 (72.8-78.5) |
| ≥65 (n = 1,443) | 97.5 (96.4-98.3) | 49.7 (46.7-52.8) | 69.4 (66.5-72.1) | 15.5 (13.3-17.9) | 66.9 (64.1-69.6) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | |||||
| <25.0 (n = 701) | —d | — | — | — | — |
| 25.0-29.9 (n = 1,034) | 79.1 (71.9-84.9) | 55.8 (49.0-62.4) | 69.9 (63.4-75.6) | 30.1 (24.1-37.0) | 64.7 (57.7-71.2) |
| ≥30.0 (n = 1,075) | 82.3 (75.9-87.3) | 67.2 (60.9-72.9) | 70.0 (64.2-75.3) | 34.7 (29.0-40.9) | 74.3 (68.4-79.5) |
| Education | |||||
| High school diploma or less (n = 1,518) | 78.7 (72.4-83.9) | 56.3 (50.3-62.1) | 69.6 (63.6-74.9) | 34.2 (28.6-40.2) | 64.0 (58.0-69.5) |
| Some college/technical school (n = 817) | 83.5 (76.3-88.8) | 67.6 (60.8-73.7) | 68.2 (61.2-74.4) | 35.7 (29.0-43.0) | 75.3 (68.7-81.0) |
| College graduate (n = 597) | 79.6 (70.2-86.6) | 59.0 (50.6-66.9) | 70.2 (63.3-76.3) | 26.2 (20.2-33.2) | 70.1 (61.0-77.9) |
| Annual income, $ | |||||
| <25,000 (n = 1,097) | 79.9 (72.4-85.7) | 59.9 (53.0-66.5) | 74.5 (68.3-79.9) | 35.8 (29.4-42.8) | 68.5 (62.0-74.3) |
| 25,000-49,999 (n = 734) | 82.0 (73.3-83.4) | 60.4 (52.0-68.2) | 70.5 (62.4-77.5) | 39.4 (31.6-47.7) | 68.8 (60.1-76.4) |
| ≥50,000 (n = 680) | 81.6 (74.4-87.2) | 62.4 (55.5-68.9) | 67.6 (61.2-73.4) | 28.9 (23.6-34.9) | 74.7 (67.6-80.6) |
Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index.
a
Data were weighted and adjusted for noncoverage, nonresponse, and the number of adults and telephones in the household.
b
Weighted percentages include only participants who used salt (n = 2,843).
c
Weighted percentages include only participants who consumed alcohol (n = 1,634).
d
Records with missing data were excluded from summary analyses specific to the variable to which the missing data pertained. A dash (—) indicates an unstable rate, with standard error >5.0.