Table 3.
Health behavior adherence | Controlled hypertension | Uncontrolled hypertension | Total | p | |||
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n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Take prescribed medication daily | |||||||
No | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.22 |
Yes | 131 | 59.8 | 88 | 40.2 | 219 | 99.6 | |
Follow a low-salt diet | |||||||
No | 68 | 61.8 | 42 | 38.2 | 110 | 50.5 | 0.42 |
Yes | 61 | 56.5 | 47 | 43.5 | 108 | 49.5 | |
Follow a low-fat diet | |||||||
No | 67 | 63.8 | 38 | 36.2 | 105 | 47.7 | 0.22 |
Yes | 64 | 55.7 | 51 | 44.4 | 115 | 52.3 | |
Exercise regularly | |||||||
No | 17 | 51.5 | 16 | 48.5 | 33 | 15.0 | 0.31 |
Yes | 114 | 61.0 | 73 | 39.0 | 187 | 85.0 | |
Stop/cut down on smoking | |||||||
No | 30 | 55.6 | 24 | 44.4 | 54 | 24.6 | 0.49 |
Yes | 101 | 60.8 | 65 | 39.2 | 166 | 75.5 | |
Cut down on alcohol | |||||||
No | 24 | 58.5 | 17 | 41.5 | 41 | 18.6 | 0.88 |
Yes | 107 | 59.8 | 72 | 40.2 | 179 | 81.4 | |
Cut down on stress | |||||||
No | 52 | 56.5 | 40 | 43.5 | 92 | 42.0 | 0.47 |
Yes | 78 | 61.4 | 49 | 38.6 | 127 | 58.0 | |
Carry supplies needed for self-care | |||||||
No | 77 | 54.6 | 64 | 45.4 | 141 | 64.1 | 0.04 |
Yes | 54 | 68.4 | 25 | 31.7 | 79 | 35.9 | |
Overall health behavior adherence | |||||||
No | 91 | 60.3 | 60 | 39.7 | 151 | 69.6 | 0.56 |
Yes | 37 | 56.1 | 29 | 43.9 | 66 | 30.4 | |
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Median | IQR | Median | IQR | Median | IQR | ||
Adherence score | 29 | [24–33] | 28 | [24–32] | 29 | [24–33] | 0.55 |