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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 30.
Published in final edited form as: J Health Soc Behav. 2012;53(2):215–231. doi: 10.1177/0022146512446832

Table 3.

Multinomial Logistic Models Predicting Undiagnosed and Uncontrolled Hypertension, adjusted for Sociodemographic Characteristics, Health Status, and Health-Related Behaviors

Model 1
Model 2
Undiagnosed
Uncontrolled
Undiagnosed
Uncontrolled
RRR (SE) RRR (SE) RRR (SE) RRR (SE)
Co-resident partner .849 (.129) .913 (.127) .930 (.169) .905 (.123)
Social network size 1.476* (.249) 1.667* (.344) 1.227 (.254) 1.697* (.362)
Frequency of network interaction .998** (.001) 1.000 (.001) .999 (.001) 1.000 (.001)
Network-based health discussion 2.080* (.648) 1.885* (.559) 1.304 (.520) 1.901* (.574)
Network size * Health discussion .855* (.056) .826* (.062) .935 (.075) .823* (.823)
Instrumental support from family 1.519 (.408) .995 (.279) 1.490 (.572) .961 (.274)
Instrumental support from friends .984 (.249) 1.040 (.208) .972 (.274) 1.027 (.205)
Emotional support from family .511* (.132) .889 (.193) .578 (.174) .937 (.205)
Emotional support from friends .659* (.136) .656* (.129) .642 (.171) .644* (.126)
Age (in decades) .735** (.067) .898 (.074) 1.235 (.145) .960 (.087)
Female 1.093 (.186) 1.116 (.138) 1.121 (.229) 1.184 (.155)
Race/ethnicity
 Black .506** (.110) .841 (.167) .524* (.143) .908 (.168)
 Hispanic, non-black .614 (.172) .603* (.141) .431* (.169) .579* (.146)
 White or Other (ref. ) --- --- --- ---
Education
 Less than high school .999 (.218) 1.061 (.205) .966 (.222) 1.074 (.215)
 High school diploma 1.025 (.228) 1.015 (.120) 1.038 (.290) 1.039 (.203)
 Some college 1.092 (.220) .905 (.167) .989 (.262) .884 (.166)
 Bachelor’s degree or higher (ref. ) --- --- --- ---
Health insurance 1.147 (.280) .757 (.124) 1.390 (.389) .759 (.129)
Diabetes 1.006 (.186) 2.462*** (.393) 2.866*** (.629) 2.864*** (.462)
Other co-morbidities .732*** (.057) .919 (.039) .843 (.079) .928 (.042)
Anti-hypertensive medication use .012*** (.003) .378*** (.072)
Alcoholic drinks 1.023 (.014) 1.028* (.013)
Cigarette use 1.356 (.440) .798 (.151)
Body Mass Index
 Normal or underweight (ref. ) --- ---
 Overweight .954 (.234) 1.108 (.182)
 Obese 1.178 (.270) 1.062 (.179)
 Morbidly obese .894 (.336) .835 (.218)
Physical activity 1.211 (.264) .900 (.119)
Change in −2 log-likelihood (df) 371.109*** (30) 1,381.049*** (21)
Unweighted N 2,658 2,658

Note: Controlled hypertensive is the base category for all models. The number of blood pressure readings is included but not shown. Estimates presented are survey-adjusted and weighted for the possibility of selection, with post-stratification adjustments for non-response.

*

p < .05;

**

p < .01;

***

p < .001 (two-tailed tests)