Table 2.

Characteristics for African Americans by self-efficacy to manage hypertension

Characteristic	Good SE to manage HTN (n = 111)		Poor SE to manage HTN (n = 77)		Total (n = 188)
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Age
50 or older	65	58.6	45	58.4	110	58.5
Less than 50	46	41.4	32	41.6	78	41.5
Gender
Female	75	67.6	59	76.6	134	71.3
Male	36	32.4	18	23.4	54	28.7
Marital status
Married	38	34.2	29	37.7	67	35.6
Not currently married	73	65.8	48	62.3	121	64.4
Household income
Over $50,000	33	29.7	31	40.3	64	34.0
$10,000–$50,000	56	50.5	33	42.9	89	47.3
0 to < $10,000	22	19.8	13	16.9	35	18.6
Education
4 year college degree or better	23	20.7	25	32.5	48	25.5
Some college or 2 year degree	42	37.8	33	42.9	75	39.9
High school degree or less	46	41.4	19	24.7	65	34.6
Self-rated health
Good to excellent	81	73.0	66	85.7	147	78.2
Fair or poor	30	27.0	11	14.3	41	21.8
Chronic conditions
HTN only	19	17.1	18	23.4	37	19.7
Chronic condition + HTN	92	82.9	59	76.6	151	80.3
Body mass index
Extremely obese (BMI ≥ 40.0)	13	11.7	10	13.0	23	12.2
Obese (BMI ≥ 30.0 but < 40.0)	38	34.2	29	37.7	67	35.6
Overweight (BMI ≥ 25.0 but < 30.0)	38	34.2	23	29.9	61	32.4
Normal weight (BMI < 25.0)	22	19.8	15	19.5	37	19.7
Uninsured
Yes	14	12.6	7	9.1	21	11.2
No	97	87.4	70	90.9	167	88.8
Medication adherence
Yes	56	50.5	53	68.8	109	58.0
No	55	49.5	24	31.2	79	42.0
Low-salt diet adherence
Yes	18	16.2	24	31.2	42	22.3
No	93	83.8	53	68.8	146	77.7
Physical activity adherence
Yes	48	43.2	50	64.9	98	52.1
No	63	56.8	27	35.1	90	47.9
Non-smoking adherence
Yes	77	69.4	64	83.1	141	75.0
No	34	30.6	13	16.9	47	25.0
Alcohol abstinence
Yes	70	63.1	53	68.8	123	65.4
No	41	36.9	24	31.2	65	34.6
Weight management adherence
Yes	22	19.8	35	45.5	57	30.3
No	89	80.2	42	54.5	131	69.7