Table 1.
Weighted Percentagea of High Blood Pressure and Home Blood Pressure Monitoringb Among Hypertensive Patients by Selected Characteristics—American Heart Association Cardiovascular Consumer Health Survey, 2012
| Self‐Reported High Blood Pressure | Home Blood Pressure Monitor Use | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Total, No. (%)a | No. (%)a | P Valueb | No. (%)a | P Valueb |
| Overall | 2109 | 559 (25.5) | 303 (53.8) | ||
| Age, y | |||||
| 18–34 | 599 (30.3) | 50 (7.6) | 18 (34.6) | ||
| 35–64 | 1021 (50.6) | 273 (27.6) | 135 (51.0) | ||
| ≥65 | 489 (19.1) | 236 (48.0) | <.0001 | 150 (62.9) | .001 |
| Sex | |||||
| Men | 1118 (49.0) | 339 (28.2) | 175 (51.8) | ||
| Women | 991 (51.0) | 220 (22.9) | .011 | 128 (56.2) | .36 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| Non‐Hispanic whites | 1429 (69.3) | 399 (26.1) | 219 (55.1) | ||
| Non‐Hispanic blacks | 263 (11.8) | 91 (36.0) | 51 (51.6) | ||
| Hispanic | 299 (13.0) | 56 (18.6) | 26 (48.5) | ||
| Non‐Hispanic others | 118 (5.9) | 13 (12.2) | <.0001 | 7 (51.4) | .83 |
| Income, $ | |||||
| Under 25k | 436 (22.0) | 108 (25.6) | 52 (43.8) | ||
| ≥25k and <50k | 549 (28.0) | 165 (29.3) | 86 (53.8) | ||
| ≥50k and <75k | 427 (17.0) | 119 (25.5) | 66 (54.8) | ||
| ≥75k and <100k | 292 (12.0) | 69 (21.5) | 38 (56.7) | ||
| ≥100k | 405 (21.0) | 98 (22.5) | .13 | 61 (63.0) | .15 |
| Education level | |||||
| ≤High school graduate | 331 (15.9) | 107 (32.8) | 61 (57.7) | ||
| Some college | 540 (25.8) | 152 (27.7) | 82 (53.3) | ||
| College graduate or more | 1225 (58.3) | 298 (22.6) | .0024 | 159 (52.6) | .72 |
| Employment | |||||
| Employed | 1198 (59.1) | 234 (19.1) | 109 (47.1) | ||
| Retired | 502 (22.0) | 248 (48.9) | 155 (61.6) | ||
| Not employed | 393 (18.9) | 74 (18.4) | <.0001 | 38 (52.6) | .02 |
| Smoking | |||||
| Yes | 289 (14.3) | 77 (25.9) | 35 (47.6) | ||
| No | 1820 (85.7) | 482 (25.4) | .85 | 268 (54.8) | .28 |
| Saw healthcare professional in the past 12 mo | |||||
| Yes | 1799 (85.2) | 532 (28.5) | 294 (54.8) | ||
| No | 310 (14.8) | 27 (7.8) | <.0001 | 9 (32.8) | .047 |
| In the past 12 mo, a doctor or healthcare professional told you to lower your blood pressure | |||||
| Yes | 267 (12.8) | 214 (77.7) | 115 (52.7) | ||
| No | 1842 (87.2) | 345 (17.8) | <.0001 | 188 (54.5) | .72 |
| Believe that lowering blood pressure can reduce cardiovascular riskc | |||||
| Yes | 1747 (82.9) | 516 (28.3) | 288 (55.5) | ||
| No | 362 (17.1) | 43 (11.5) | <.0001 | 15 (33.1) | .01 |
| Eight actions related to positive attitudes that can prevent or reduce the risk of having a heart attack or stroke | |||||
| Take the prescribed medication as directed | |||||
| Yes | 1410 (67.4) | 457 (30.8) | 260 (56.4) | ||
| No | 699 (32.6) | 102 (14.5) | <.0001 | 43 (42.2) | .02 |
| Stop smoking | |||||
| Yes | 1618 (77.1) | 424 (25.1) | 245 (57.9) | ||
| No | 491 (22.9) | 135 (26.7) | .50 | 58 (40.8) | .002 |
| Reduce the amount of fat in diet | |||||
| Yes | 1665 (79.3) | 456 (26.5) | 266 (58.0) | ||
| No | 444 (20.7) | 103 (21.5) | .036 | 37 (33.9) | <.0001 |
| Reduce the amount of salt/sodium in diet | |||||
| Yes | 1609 (76.4) | 455 (27.0) | 264 (57.9) | ||
| No | 500 (23.6) | 104 (20.5) | .004 | 39 (36.2) | .0003 |
| Increase physical activity/exercise | |||||
| Yes | 1800 (85.2) | 493 (26.3) | 281 (57.1) | ||
| No | 309 (14.8) | 66 (20.6) | .037 | 22 (29.2) | .0001 |
| Lower blood pressure | |||||
| Yes | 1666 (79.2) | 494 (28.6) | 277 (55.8) | ||
| No | 443 (20.8) | 65 (13.6) | <.0001 | 26 (37.8) | .013 |
| Reduce blood cholesterol levels | |||||
| Yes | 1646 (78.4) | 458 (26.7) | 267 (58.4) | ||
| No | 463 (21.6) | 101 (20.9) | .012 | 36 (32.2) | <.0001 |
| Lose weight | |||||
| Yes | 1763 (83.8) | 484 (26.3) | 270 (55.1) | ||
| No | 346 (16.2) | 75 (21.1) | .049 | 33 (45.3) | .15 |
| Comorbidities | |||||
| Hyperlipidemia | |||||
| Yes | 511 (23.8) | 301 (58.6) | 170 (55.9) | ||
| No | 1598 (76.2) | 258 (15.1) | <.0001 | 133 (51.2) | .31 |
| Diabetes | |||||
| Yes | 224 (10.1) | 140 (63.7) | 83 (56.6) | ||
| No | 1885 (89.9) | 419 (21.1) | <.0001 | 220 (52.8) | .47 |
| Obesity | |||||
| Yes | 851 (39.6) | 321 (38.2) | 171 (53.4) | ||
| No | 1258 (60.4) | 238 (17.1) | <.0001 | 132 (54.3) | .86 |
| Heart condition | |||||
| Yes | 210 (9.3) | 117 (55.7) | 70 (58.5) | ||
| No | 1899 (90.7) | 442 (22.3) | <.0001 | 233 (52.6) | .29 |
| Number of above health conditions (comorbidities) | |||||
| None | 932 (45.7) | 98 (9.2) | 50 (50.1) | ||
| 1 condition | 732 (33.8) | 181 (24.2) | 98 (53.8) | ||
| 2 conditions | 301 (13.8) | 168 (56.8) | 87 (53.5) | ||
| 3 or more conditions | 144 (6.7) | 112 (78.1) | <.0001 | 68 (57.2) | .83 |
a
Prevalence estimates are weighted for age, sex, race, and household income to represent the US 2000 Census population.
b
P value from χ2 statistic.
c
Positive attitudes to lowering blood pressure for reducing risk of having a heart attack or stroke consisted of nine actions.