Table II.

Bivariate Associations With Current Use of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring

	No.	%	P Value
Age category, y
<45	22	29.3	.03
45–65	117	44.2
>65	87	47.0
Sex
Male	76	45.8	.39
Female	150	41.8
Race
Black	59	34.7	.008
White	167	47.0
Education level
<High school graduate	58	44.3	.27
High school graduate	64	38.1
Some college or more	101	46.1
Reports little/no exercise
Yes	97	44.7	.52
No	123	41.8
Body mass index, kg/m2
<25	36	49.3	.002
25–30	84	52.5
>30	106	36.3
Self‐reported health
Excellent or very good	57	50.9	.09
Good	90	43.5
Fair or poor	78	38.1
Current smoker
Yes	48	43.6	.90
No	178	43.0
Heart disease
Yes	65	52.9	.02
No	147	40.8
Diabetes
Yes	63	39.6	.20
No	151	45.7
Stroke or mini‐stroke
Yes	26	55.3	.08
No	178	42.0
Hypertension knowledge
<10th percentile	38	33.3	0.05
10th–90th percentile	74	42.5
>90th percentile	105	47.1
Doctor ever recommended using home BP monitor
Yes	132	71.4	<.001
No	94	27.8