Table 1.
Hypertension control among adults aged 18 years and older with hypertension by demographic, health care utilization, risk factors, and comorbidity: NHANES 2011–2016
| N | Total | Age-adjusteda |
Females (n = 3,825) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males (n = 4,147) | ||||
|
% Controlled (95% CI) | ||||
| Overall | 7,972 | 23.1 (21.3–25.0) | 22.0 (20.1–24.1) | 25.2 (22.7–28.0) |
| Survey period | ||||
| 2011–2012 | 2,587 | 23.1 (20.0–26.4) | 23.2 (20.7–26.0) | 24.2 (19.2–30.1) |
| 2013–2014 | 2,630 | 24.8 (21.9–27.8) | 22.6 (19.6–26.0) | 27.7 (24.1–31.6) |
| 2015–2016 | 2,755 | 21.7 (18.5–25.3) | 20.5 (16.8–24.8) | 23.8 (19.7–28.5) |
| Age group | ||||
| 18–39 years | 1,198 | 8.2 (6.2–10.9) | 4.0 (2.7–6.1) | 17.0 (12.8–22.1) |
| 40–59 years | 2,774 | 23.5 (20.7–26.7) | 21.3 (18.0–25.0) | 26.1 (22.3–30.4) |
| 60–79 years | 3,194 | 29.9 (27.1–33.0) | 30.5 (27.1–34.1) | 29.5 (25.8–33.4) |
| 80 years and older | 806 | 22.3 (18.4–26.7) | 26.7 (21.6–32.4) | 19.8 (15.3–25.3) |
| Race and Hispanic status | ||||
| Hispanic | 1,770 | 19.0 (17.0–21.2) | 15.7 (12.9–19.0) | 23.4 (20.4–26.7) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 3,013 | 24.6 (22.2–27.3) | 24.1 (21.4–26.9) | 26.5 (23.0–30.3) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 2,191 | 21.0 (18.9–23.4) | 18.1 (15.5–20.9) | 24.0 (21.1–27.2) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 774 | 14.5 (11.9–17.5) | 13.0 (9.2–18.2) | 15.9 (12.2–20.4) |
| Family income-to-poverty ratio | ||||
| Less than 1 | 1,659 | 22.7 (19.8–26.0) | 19.6 (15.1–25.1) | 26.6 (22.6–31.1) |
| 1 to less than 2 | 2,024 | 23.6 (21.2–26.2) | 20.6 (17.4–24.2) | 27.4 (23.1–32.2) |
| 2 to less than 4 | 1,852 | 23.6 (20.6–26.9) | 24.2 (20.4–28.5) | 23.9 (20.7–27.5) |
| 4 or more | 1,703 | 23.7 (20.6–27.0) | 23.7 (20.7–26.9) | 24.8 (20.2–30.1) |
| Health care visits in past year | ||||
| None | 986 | 4.7 (2.5–8.6) | 4.7 (2.0–10.8) | 5.3 (2.5–11.0) |
| 1–3 | 3,313 | 19.5 (17.1–22.1) | 19.0 (16.1–22.2) | 20.6 (17.7–23.7) |
| 4 or more | 3,666 | 31.5 (28.9–34.1) | 31.3 (28.1–34.6) | 31.9 (28.0–36.0) |
| Body mass index category | ||||
| Underweight/normal | 1,708 | 15.7 (12.6–19.4) | 14.4 (11.1–18.6) | 17.2 (12.9–22.5) |
| Overweight | 2,486 | 22.2 (19.4–25.3) | 22.0 (19.2–25.2) | 24.8 (20.2–30.1) |
| Obese | 3,667 | 26.7 (24.8–28.7) | 25.0 (22.4–27.8) | 28.9 (26.1–31.9) |
| Leisure time physical activity | ||||
| None | 4,547 | 24.5 (22.5–26.6) | 23.4 (21.0–26.0) | 26.4 (23.7–29.3) |
| Some, but <150 | 1,149 | 23.5 (20.8–26.5) | 21.9 (17.6–26.8) | 25.3 (21.0–30.2) |
| 150 or more | 2,259 | 21.2 (18.3–24.3) | 20.7 (17.6–24.2) | 23.0 (18.4–28.3) |
| Diagnosed diabetes | ||||
| Yes | 1,662 | 34.3 (30.5–38.3) | 31.6 (27.3–36.3) | 37.4 (31.9–43.3) |
| No | 6,308 | 21.2 (19.0–23.5) | 20.4 (18.1–22.9) | 23.1 (20.1–26.3) |
| Chronic kidney disease | ||||
| Yes | 1,996 | 24.3 (21.7–27.2) | 23.8 (20.4–27.6) | 25.1 (21.0–29.7) |
| No | 5,413 | 23.1 (20.9–25.6) | 22.2 (19.8–24.8) | 25.3 (22.3–28.5) |
Hypertension control (BP < 130/80 mm Hg) among those with hypertension.
a
Age-adjusted using the age groups 18–39, 40–59, 60–79, 80 years and older with weights 0.1661, 0.4061, 0.3446, and 0.0832.
Source: NHANES 2007–2016.