Table 4.
Demographics and Biomarkers by Normal/Controlled versus Uncontrolled Hypertension and Diabetes (n = 289)
| Disease uncontrolled | 1. Neither disease uncontrolled | 2. HTN only uncontrolled | 3. DM only uncontrolled | 4. Both diseases uncontrolled | F/χ2 | df | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||||||
| Percent subjects, % | 65.4 | 21.4 | 9.0 | 4.2 | — | — | — |
| Percent female, % | 49.2 | 58.1 | 34.6 | 25.0 | 7.0 | 3 | .074 |
| Age, years | 72.4 | 72.1 | 69.7 | 71.5 | 1.1 | 3, 285 | .36 |
| Education, years | 15.3a | 14.4ab | 15.2a | 14.0b | 4.2 | 3, 278 | .007 |
| Biomarkers | |||||||
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 121.0a | 145.3b | 125.8a | 144.3b | 66.3 | 3, 284 | <.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 66.5a | 74.2b | 69.9ab | 66.9a | 10.6 | 3, 284 | <.001 |
| Glucose, mg/dL | 96.4a | 95.7a | 138.3b | 166.2c | 102.4 | 3, 284 | <.001 |
| Glycosylated hemoglobin, % | 5.6a | 5.6a | 6.6b | 7.6c | 24.5 | 3, 282 | <.001 |
| Insulin, µIU/mL | 8.0a | 8.7a | 13.1b | 7.7a | 3.4 | 3, 211 | .02 |
Note. Within each row, means with the same superscript (e.g. “a”) were not significantly different from each other (p > .05) by Duncan’s multiple range test. HTN = hypertension, DM = diabetes mellitus, χ2 = chi-square test, df = degrees of freedom.