Table II.

Percentage of the Study Population and Age‐Standardized Percentages of Participants With Good, Medium, and Poor Antihypertensive Medication Adherence in an Urban Clinic Setting by Hypertension Duration and Opinion of Health Care

		Level of Medication Adherence, %*
	%of Population (n=295)	Good (n=105)	Medium (n=106)	Poor (n=84)	p†
First diagnosed with hypertension, y
≤5	52.5	36.9	34.6	28.5
5–10	18.3	24.2	36.5	39.4	.07
≥10	29.2	46.9	34.0	19.1	.15
Comfortable asking doctor questions
Always	73.6	38.8	36.7	24.5
Sometimes/never	26.4	26.1	35.0	38.9	.009
Can see primary doctor when needed
Yes	71.9	38.5	37.0	24.6
No	28.1	28.9	33.8	37.3	.02
Easy to reach primary doctor when needed
Yes	69.5	37.4	36.2	26.5
No	30.5	32.3	35.2	32.6	.23
Can spend time needed with primary doctor
Yes	88.5	36.0	37.1	26.9
No	11.5	34.4	27.0	38.6	.25
Would spend more time with primary doctor if possible
Yes	63.1	35.4	29.3	35.3
No	36.9	35.7	47.5	16.8	.05
*Percentages of medication adherence level sum to 100% for each category of participant characteristics. †The reported P values were age‐adjusted for all comparisons.