Table 2.
Odds Ratios for Predicting Hypertension Recognition
| Predictor Variable | Hypertension Recognition within 12 Months of the Second Consecutive Elevated Blood Pressure:Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
|---|---|
| Second Elevated Blood Pressure Occurs in an OBGYN Clinic |
0.51 (0.48, 0.54) |
| Annual visits to Medicine | 1.10 (1.10, 1.11) |
| Annual visits to Obgyn | 0.97 (0.96, 0.98) |
| Race (White as referent) | |
| African-American | 1.36 (1.26, 1.47) |
| Native-American | 1.21 (0.95, 1.55) |
| Asian-American | 1.66 (1.53, 1.80) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1.13 (1.05, 1.22) |
| Unknown/Other | 1.26 (1.18, 1.35) |
| Mean SBP of Two Consecutive Elevated Blood Pressures |
1.05 (1.05, 1.06) |
| Age (40–49 years as referent) | |
| 18–29 years | 0.51 (0.47, 0.55) |
| 30–39 years | 0.82 (0.77, 0.86) |
| Income (> $30K as referent) | |
| < $30,000 | 1.01 (0.91, 1.13) |
| Income Data Missing | 1.53 (1.00, 2.34) |
| Education (> 60% as referent) | |
| < 30% | 1.11 (0.99, 1.25) |
| 30–60% | 1.05 (1.00, 1.11) |
| Education Data Missing | 0.83 (0.55, 1.25) |
| Comorbidities | |
| Stroke | 1.05 (0.48, 2.31) |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | 5.96 (1.71, 20.8) |
| Congestive Heart Failure | 5.06 (0.58, 44.2) |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 0.59 (0.42, 0.83) |
| Depression | 0.91 (0.85, 0.98) |
| Diabetes | 1.40 (1.24, 1.59) |
| Peripheral Vascular Disease | 1.63 (0.54, 4.98) |
| BMI (20–25 as referent) | |
| < 20 | 0.87 (0.75, 1.00) |
| 26–35 | 1.04 (0.94, 1.15) |
| 35–40 | 1.07 (0.95, 1.21) |
| > 40 | 1.05 (0.93, 1.19) |
| BMI Data Missing | 0.86 (0.79, 0.95) |
| Current Smoker | 0.90 (0.84, 0.96) |