Table 1.
Age-adjusted prevalence and odds ratio of disability in the hypertensive compared to the non-hypertensive population in the United States (1999–2010)
| Age-adjusted prevalence, % | Unadjusted OR | Adjusted ORa | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NTN | HTN | P | OR | 95% CI | P | OR | 95% CI | P | |
| Cognitive disability | 5.7 (0.2) | 8.1 (0.4) | <0.0001 | 2.59 | (2.29, 2.94) | <0.0001 | 1.42 | (1.19, 1.7) | <0.0001 |
| Functional disability | 15.1 (0.4) | 23.8 (0.7) | <0.0001 | 1.51 | (1.37, 1.67) | <0.0001 | 1.24 | (1.11, 1.38) | 0.0001 |
| Functional domain | |||||||||
| ADL | 3.2 (0.1) | 4.3 (0.3) | 0.0005 | 1.34 | (1.07, 1.68) | 0.01 | 1.0 | (0.77, 1.29) | 0.99 |
| IADL | 6.6 (0.3) | 10.3 (0.4) | <0.0001 | 1.4 | (1.23, 1.59) | <0.0001 | 1.18 | (1.04, 1.33) | 0.01 |
| General physical | 10.4 (0.3) | 17 (0.6) | <0.0001 | 1.65 | (1.48, 1.84) | <0.0001 | 1.25 | (1.12, 1.41) | 0.0001 |
| Mobility | 10.6 (0.3) | 18 (0.6) | <0.0001 | 1.87 | (1.68, 2.09) | <0.0001 | 1.28 | (1.13, 1.45) | 0.0001 |
| Social activity | 5 (0.2) | 7.7 (0.3) | <0.0001 | 1.41 | (1.20, 1.65) | <0.0001 | 1.14 | (0.93, 1.39) | 0.21 |
OR obtained from surveylogisitc with the Wald’s 95% CI form the variance estimated by Taylor linearization method. Italics are the P-values for the comparison between the hypertension and normotension groups.
Abbreviations: ADL, activities of daily living; CI, confidence interval; HTN: hypertension; IADL, Instrumental activities of daily living; NTN, non-hypertension; OR, odds ratio.
aAdjusted for age, gender, race, stroke, education, congestive heart failure/heart disease, diabetes mellitus, and body mass index.