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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Hypertension. 2011 Feb 7;57(3):383–389. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.110.161950

Table 3.

Adjusted Odds Ratios for poorly controlled blood pressure among hypertensive subjects

Race/Ethnicity Sample
size (n)		 Prevalence
of poor BP
control
(%± SE) * 		Odds Ratio
(95% CI)
Model 1†:
(Base Model)		 Model 2‡:
(Model 1+
health
behaviors)		 Model 3§:
(Model 2+
medication
adherence)
Total 6043 29.4 ± 1.5
Non-Hispanic White 3609 27.7 ± 1.7 Reference Reference Reference
Non-Hispanic Black 1630 36.8 ± 2.6 1.40
(1.07, 1.82) 		1.42
(1.08, 1.86) 		1.49
(1.12, 1.98)
Mexican-American 804 37.6 ± 3.3 1.41
(0.99, 2.01)		 1.51
(1.05, 2.16) 		1.44
(0.99, 2.09)
*

Age-standardized using 2000 US Census population

†

Multiple logistic regression for model 1 included race/ethnicity (non-Hispanic White, Non-Hispanic Black, Mexican-American), age (continuous), sex, education (< or ≥12th grade), insurance status (yes/no), PIR (< or ≥1), general health status (excellent/very good/good vs. fair/poor), functional status (none or ≥1 functional limitation), BMI (underweight: <18.5, normal: ≥ 18.5 to <25, overweight: ≥ 25 to <30, obese: ≥30 kg/m2), and diabetes (yes/no).

‡

Model 2 included all covariates from model 1 and smoking status (yes/no), physical activity (none, <10, ≥ 10 to <25, ≥ 25 to <50, and ≥50 total MET-hours/week), sodium (< 2000, ≥ 2000 to <2500, ≥ 2500 to <3500, ≥ 3500 to <4500, and ≥ 4500 mg/day), fiber (<5, ≥ 5 to <10, ≥10 to <15, ≥15 to <25, ≥ 25 g/day), alcohol (none, <14, >14 to 28, >28 g/day; a standard drink in the US contains 14 g alcohol42), and total daily calories (<1400, ≥ 1400 to <1850, ≥1850 to <2300, ≥2300 to <3000, ≥ 3000 kcal/day).

§

Model 3 included all covariates from model 2 and antihypertensive medication adherence (not hypertensive/ineligible, adherent, not adherent).