Table 2.

Adjusted^a prevalence ratios for hypertension control among adults aged 18 years and older with hypertension: NHANES 2011–2016

	Males (n = 4,147)	Females (n = 3,825)
	Prevalence ratio (95% CI)
Survey period
2011–2012	Reference	Reference
2013–2014	0.93 (0.75–1.16)	1.15 (0.87–1.52)
2015–2016	0.91 (0.71–1.16)	1.02 (0.75–1.38)
Age group
18–39 years	Reference	Reference
40–59 years	4.45 (2.65–7.48)	1.53 (1.14–2.04)
60–79 years	5.14 (3.12–8.48)	1.59 (1.21–2.09)
80 years and older	4.52 (2.57–7.94)	1.17 (0.77–1.80)
Race and Hispanic status
Hispanic	0.70 (0.54–0.92)	0.85 (0.71–1.01)
Non-Hispanic white	Reference	Reference
Non-Hispanic black	0.72 (0.61–0.86)	0.83 (0.70–0.99)
Non-Hispanic Asian	0.59 (0.39–0.89)	0.78 (0.58–1.04)
Family income-to-poverty ratio
Less than 1	Reference	Reference
1 to less than 2	1.10 (0.77–1.57)	0.97 (0.77—1.22)
2 to less than 4	1.28 (0.97–1.669)	0.91 (0.72–1.16)
4 or more	1.13 (0.86–1.48)	0.91 (0.72–1.16)
Health care visits in past year
None	Reference	Reference
1–3	3.64 (1.77–7.46)	3.36 (1.53–7.36)
4 or more	5.79 (2.69–12.47)	4.84 (2.23–10.48)
Body mass index category
Underweight/normal	Reference	Reference
Overweight	1.42 (1.04–1.93)	1.26 (0.95–1.67)
Obese	1.40 (1.07–1.82)	1.48 (1.17–1.88)
Leisure time physical activity
None	Reference	Reference
Some, but less than 150 min	0.99 (0.78–1.27)	0.98 (0.81–1.18)
150 min or more	0.89 (0.72–1.09)	0.98 (0.78–1.23)
Diagnosed diabetes
Yes	1.24 (0.98–1.55)	1.43 (1.18–1.72)
No	Reference	Reference
Chronic kidney disease
Yes	0.94 (0.77–1.14)	0.91 (0.74–1.12)
No	Reference	Reference

^aEach variable is adjusted for all other variables in the table.