Table III.

Multivariable‐Adjusted Multinomial Logistic Regression of Medium and Poor Antihypertensive Medication Adherence Compared With Good Medication Adherence in an Urban Health Clinic Setting

	Level of Medication Adherence
Variables	Good*	Medium	Poor	p
Demographic
Age, ≤50 y vs >60 y	1.00	1.02 (0.47–2.24)	1.39 (0.56–3.42)
Age, 51–60 y vs >60 y	1.00	0.88 (0.42–1.85)	1.53 (0.64–3.66)	.81
Black vs nonblack	1.00	0.61 (0.25–1.48)	4.30 (1.06–17.5)	.01
Men vs women	1.00	1.60 (0.74–3.48)	2.45 (1.04–5.78)	.12
Less than vs high school education	1.00	0.91 (0.47–1.73)	0.86 (0.41–1.82)	.92
Income, $/mo
<500 vs >1000	1.00	2.36 (0.94–5.91)	2.48 (0.91–6.74)
500–1000 vs >1000	1.00	1.63 (0.79–3.37)	1.24 (0.54–2.83)	.27
Cares for dependents	1.00	2.06 (1.10–3.85)	3.78 (1.86–7.64)	.001
Disease history
Diabetes	1.00	0.74 (0.39–1.40)	0.72 (0.35–1.49)	.57
Heart attack/stroke	1.00	0.66 (0.29–1.49)	0.32 (0.11–0.92)	.10
Family history of hypertension	1.00	4.70 (1.28–17.2)	1.07 (0.34–3.39)	.05
Smoking
Current vs never	1.00	0.68 (0.28–1.67)	1.30 (0.53–3.22)
Former vs never	1.00	1.10 (0.56–2.16)	0.64 (0.28–1.45)	.20
Blood pressure knowledge  Low vs high	1.00	1.54 (0.75–3.17)	1.17 (0.51–2.67)
Medium vs high	1.00	0.83 (0.39–1.75)	0.73 (0.31–1.71)	.57
First diagnosed with hypertension
≤5 vs ≥10 y previously	1.00	0.90 (0.46–1.77)	2.09 (0.90–4.86)
5–10 vs ≥10 y previously	1.00	1.59 (0.64–3.94)	5.11 (1.78–14.7)	.04
Access to health care
Sometimes/never vs always comfortable asking   doctor questions	1.00	1.64 (0.81–3.33)	2.88 (1.33–6.21)	.03
Can see primary doctor when needed	1.00	0.84 (0.36–1.99)	0.31 (0.12–0.82)	.04
Easy to reach primary doctor when needed	1.00	0.86 (0.37–1.98)	1.25 (0.48–3.31)	.73
Can spend time needed with primary doctor	1.00	1.20 (0.40–3.59)	1.16 (0.38–3.54)	.94
Would spend more time with doctor if possible	1.00	0.55 (0.29–1.03)	2.20 (1.01–4.78)	.002
*Reference category.