Table 3.
Observed and Cox proportional hazards for impact of sociodemographic factors and utilization on hypertension diagnosis
| CHARACTERISTIC | Unadjusted % Diagnosed |
Adjusted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR* | 95% CI | |||
| Age | 20–39 | 36.7 | 1.00 | - |
| 40–59 | 46.0 | 1.34 | 1.26–1.43 | |
| 60–79 | 46.5 | 1.42 | 1.31–1.54 | |
| >80 | 40.5 | 1.26 | 1.07–1.49 | |
| Sex | Male | 44.7 | 1.00 | - |
| Female | 42.3 | 0.96 | 0.91–1.02 | |
| Married/partnered | 44.9 | 1.00 | - | |
| Single | 39.6 | 0.95 | 0.90–1.02 | |
| Divorced/widowed | 45.3 | 1.08 | 1.001–1.17 | |
| Race | White | 43.1 | 1.00 | - |
| Black | 47.8 | 1.28 | 1.14–1.44 | |
| Other/unknown | 45.3 | 1.14 | 1.04–1.26 | |
| Language | English | 44.1 | 1.00 | - |
| Non-English | 36.2 | 0.79 | 0.71–0.87 | |
| Medicaid (ever) | 40.3 | 1.09 | 0.99–1.19 | |
| BMI | Lowest Quartile | 38.9 | 1.00 | - |
| Second Quartile | 42.8 | 1.07 | 0.99–1.15 | |
| Third Quartile | 45.2 | 1.13 | 1.05–1.22 | |
| Highest Quartile | 46.2 | 1.18 | 1.10–1.26 | |
| Tobacco | Never | 43.7 | 1.00 | - |
| Current | 39.2 | 0.88 | 0.82–0.96 | |
| Former | 43.3 | 1.01 | 0.95–1.08 | |
| Not asked | 48.1 | 0.96 | 0.90–1.03 | |
| ACG | First Quartile | 51.6 | 1.00 | - |
| Second Quartile | 46.4 | 0.94 | 0.88–1.01 | |
| Third Quartile | 42.7 | 0.87 | 0.81–0.94 | |
| Highest Quartile | 34.7 | 0.80 | 0.73–0.88 | |
| PCP | Internal Medicine | 44.1 | 1.00 | - |
| Family Medicine | 43.8 | 1.04 | 0.99–1.10 | |
| OB/Gyn | 37.2 | 0.81 | 0.65–1.02 | |
| Other (Geriatrics, Peds) | 41.3 | 0.96 | 0.88–1.04 | |
*
Note HR >1 is interpreted as greater hypertension diagnosis (few undiagnosed).
Model also includes utilization and comordibities demonstrated in Fig 3.
Abbreviation Legend: ACG=Adjusted Clinical Groups, BMI=body mass index, CHF=congestive heart failure, PCP=primary care provider