Table 2. Adjusted odd ratios for associations of appointment non-adherence among 185 African-Americans admitted to an urban hospital with severe, poorly controlled hypertension.

Variable	Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)	P - value
Age (per 10 yrs)	1.01 (0.97–1.05)	0.70
Men (Women are reference)	0.91 (0.39–2.11)	0.83
Not Finishing high school	3.23 (1.33–7.69)	<0.01
Employed full or part-time	1.06 (0.38–2.86)	0.91
Heroin and/or Cocaine use	1.05 (0.43–2.57)	0.92
Depression	0.99 (0.10–9.82)	0.99
Mortality risk category
Level 1 “Minor”	Reference
Level 2 “Moderate”	0.61 (0.20–1.83)	0.38
Level 3/4 “Major” and “Extreme”	0.54 (0.12–2.34)	0.41
Disease complexity category
Level 1 “Minor”	Reference
Level 2 “Moderate”	1.16 (0.26–5.17)	0.81
Level 3/4 “Major” and “Extreme”	3.14 (0.53–18.46)	0.20
Access to care
Cost of discharge medications (per $10)	1.20 (1.01–1.42)	0.04
Insurance Status
Full Medication coverage	Reference
Medication Coverage with copay	0.72 (0.16–3.25)	0.67
No Medication Coverage	5.08 (1.05–24.63)	0.04
No Insurance	6.03 (1.83–19.88)	<0.01
Knowledge, Attitudes & Beliefs
Hypertension knowledge(<80% correct)	2.39 (1.01–5.78)	0.05
Experience side effects	3.63(1.24–10.62)	0.03
Belief that medications don't work	3.67 (1.16–11.67)	0.03
Medication non-adherence
Medication non-adherence (Pill taking behavior)	11.31 (3.87–33.10)	<0.01
Medication non-adherence (Prescription refill behavior)	3.50 (1.45–8.44)	<0.01

Model adjusted for age, gender, education, employment status, disease complexity, mortality risk, depression, substance abuse (heroin and/or cocaine use), and insurance Status, bold indicates P<0.05.