Table II.
Adjusted OR and 95% CIs for Possession of a Home BP Monitor and Frequency of SBPM, by Patient and Social Environment Characteristics
| Monitor Possession (n=578) | Frequency of SBPM (n=288) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Patient characteristics | ||||
| Age, y | 1.02a | 1.00–1.04 | 1.01 | 0.97–1.04 |
| Race: white | 0.99 | 0.71–1.39 | 0.80 | 0.46–1.40 |
| Race: nonwhite (ref) | – | – | – | – |
| Education: college or more | 0.73 | 0.45–1.19 | 1.32 | 0.67–2.61 |
| Education: some college or vocational school | 1.19 | 0.69–2.05 | 0.79 | 0.39–1.58 |
| Education: high school degree or less (ref) | – | – | – | – |
| Employment status: work part or full‐time | 0.58 | 0.31–1.10 | 0.41a | 0.20–0.87 |
| Employment status: retired | 0.49a | 0.25–0.96 | 0.50 | 0.24–1.01 |
| Employment status: not employed (ref) | – | – | – | – |
| Financial status: enough for special things | 1.38 | 0.69–2.74 | 0.55 | 0.19–1.61 |
| Financial status: enough for bills, little for special things | 0.93 | 0.47–1.86 | 0.36 | 0.10–1.32 |
| Financial status: enough for bills if cut back | 1.08 | 0.44–2.69 | 0.44 | 0.15–1.27 |
| Financial status: difficulty paying bills (ref) | – | – | – | – |
| Has diabetes: yes | 1.55b | 1.16–2.07 | 1.56a | 1.00–2.44 |
| Has diabetes: no (ref) | – | – | – | – |
| Duration of diagnosis: >10 y | 1.38 | 0.85–2.22 | 0.68 | 0.40–1.13 |
| Duration of diagnosis: 6–10 y | 1.30 | 0.83–2.03 | 0.52a | 0.30–0.93 |
| Duration of diagnosis: ≤5 y (ref) | – | – | – | – |
| Medication side effects | 1.03 | 0.95–1.10 | 1.07 | 0.98–1.17 |
| Hypertension knowledge | 1.07 | 0.89–1.28 | 1.01 | 0.82–1.23 |
| Perceived seriousness | 1.10 | 0.86–1.41 | 0.82 | 0.59–1.14 |
| Perceived control | 0.97 | 0.60–1.56 | 0.89 | 0.42–1.87 |
| Literacy | 1.01 | 1.00–1.03 | 1.00 | 0.98–1.02 |
| Medical regimen–specific recall | 0.99 | 0.92–1.06 | 1.00 | 0.91–1.10 |
| Perceived stress | 1.15 | 0.98–1.34 | 1.00 | 0.78–1.29 |
| Mental health status | 1.15a | 1.01–1.32 | 1.20 | 0.93–1.54 |
| Social environment characteristics | ||||
| Marital status: married | 1.45 | 0.85–2.46 | 0.71 | 0.33–1.53 |
| Marital status: not married (ref) | – | – | – | – |
| Household living situation: alone | 1.00 | 0.57–1.76 | 1.19 | 0.52–2.75 |
| Household living situation: with others (ref) | – | – | – | – |
| Availability of emotional support: yes | 1.15 | 0.66–2.03 | 0.88 | 0.46–1.66 |
| Availability of emotional support: no (ref) | – | – | – | – |
| Availability of instrumental support: yes | 1.37 | 0.77–2.43 | 0.73 | 0.34–1.55 |
| Availability of instrumental support: no (ref) | – | – | – | – |
Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; SBPM, self blood pressure monitoring. a P<.05; b P<.01.