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. 2014 Jun;102(6):571–578. doi: 10.5935/abc.20140081

Table 3.

Variables distribution of patients registered in the Hiperdia Program in relation to controlled BP

    N Controlled BP p* value PR (95%CI) Adjusted PR (95%CI) p** value
Gender
  Male 108 25% - 1.00 1.00 -
  Female 245 37.60% 0.016 1.50 (1.04 a 2.16) 1.50 (0.81 a 2.79) 0.197
Age
  < 60 years 133 38.30% - 1.00 1.00 -
  ≥ 60 years 220 30.90% 0.148 0.81 (0.60 a 1.08) 0.87 (0.57 a 1.33) 0.533
Level of education
  Up to 4th grade 196 29.60% - 1.00 1.00 -
  High school 125 38.40% 0.099 1.30 (0.95 a 1.77) 0.91 (0.59 a 1.40) 0.657
  or above 18 33.30% 0.735 1.13 (0.57 a 2.24) 0.69 (0.26 a 1.82) 0.449
Marital status
  Married 226 32.70% - 1.00 - -
  Other 117 34.20% 0.787 1.04 (0.76 a 1.43) - -
ABEP Class
  B1 + B2 23 34.80% 0.212 1.53 (0.79 a 2.97) 1.95 (0.47 a 8.15) 0.361
  C1 86 41.90% 0.006 1.84 (1.19 a 2.84) 2.70 (1.32 a 5.52) 0.006
  C2 142 36.60% 0.026 1.61 (1.06 a 2.45) 2.26 (1.22 a 4.54) 0.022
  D + E 101 22.80% - 1.00 1.00 -
Physical activity
  Do not perform physical activity 64 15.60% - 1.00 1.00 -
  Perform physical activity 164 36.00% 0.007 2.30 (1.26 a 4.21) 1.82 (0.95 a 3.45) 0.071
Cigarette smoking
  Do not smoke 266 36.10% - 1.00 1.00 -
  Smoker 27 25.90% 0.324 0.72 (0.37 a 1.37) 0.92 (0.31 a 2.77) 0.885
  Former smoker 60 26.70% 0.187 0.74 (0.47 a 1.16) 0.93 (0.46 a 1.89) 0.839
Alcohol intake
  No 332 34.90% - 1.00 1.00 -
  Yes 21 14.30% 0.098 0.41 (0.14 a 1.18) 0.62 (0.15 a 2.56) 0.512
Perceived health status
  Very good/good/regular 311 34.10% 0.926 1.02 (0.64 a 1.64) - -
  Poor/very poor 39 33.30% - 1.00 - -
Diabetes
  No DM 245 41.60% < 0.001 2.65 (1.67 a 4.19) 2.39 (1.22 a 4.68) 0.011
  With DM 108 15.70% - 1.00 1.00 -
Family history of SH
  Negative 145 35.20% - 1.00 - -
  Positive 197 34.00% 0.823 0.97 (0.72 a 1.30) - -
  Adherence
  Adherent 189 36.00% - 1.00 - -
  Non-adherent 159 30.20% 0.257 0.84 (0.62 a 1.14) - -
Time of awareness of SH
  > 10 years 164 25.60% - 1.00 1.00 -
  < 10 years 171 39.20% 0.009 1.53(1.11 a 2.11) 1.13 (0.71 a 1.78) 0.610
Participation in groups
  Do not participate 299 33.40% - 1.00 - -
  Participate 51 35.30% 0.794 1.05 (0.70 a 1.58) - -
Lifestyle change
  Healthy diet
  Did not mention 46 30.40% - 1.00 - -
  Mentioned 307 34.20% 0.622 1.12 (0.71 s 1.79) - -
  Salt intake control
  Did not mention 103 27.20% - 1.00 - -
  Mentioned 250 36.40% 0.108 1.34 (0.94 a 1.91) 1.20 (0.78 a 1.84) 0.418
  See doctor
  Did not mention 143 28.70% - 1.00 - -
  Mentioned 210 37.10% 0.105 1.29 (0.95 a 1.77) 1.03 (0.69 a 1.54) 0.892
*

Wald's χ2 test obtained in the Poisson's simple regression analysis.

**

Wald's χ2 test obtained in the Poisson's multiple regression analysis.

DM: diabetes mellitus; SH: systemic hypertension; CI: confidence interval; BP: blood pressure; PR: prevalence ratio.