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Table 3 Factors associated with blood pressure measurement among the hypertensive elderly in Shandong, China, 2013

From: Rural–urban difference in blood pressure measurement frequency among elderly with hypertension: a cross-sectional study in Shandong, China

 

Model 1

P

Model 2

P

Model 3

P

OR (95% CI)

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

Residence

 Urban

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Rural

0.292(0.250–0.341)

< 0.001

0.459(0.376–0.562)

< 0.001

0.467(0.380–0.575)

< 0.001

Age

 65–69

  

1.0

 

1.0

 

 70–74

  

1.062(0.865–1.303)

0.566

1.046(0.849–1.289)

0.672

 75–79

  

0.963(0.769–1.206)

0.743

1.002(0.795–1.262)

0.987

 ≥ 80

  

0.839(0.655–1.075)

0.165

0.834(0.647–1.075)

0.162

Gender

 Male

  

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Female

  

1.053(0.884–1.254)

0.563

1.046(0.874–1.251)

0.626

Marital status

 Single

  

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Married

  

1.187(0.977–1.441)

0.084

1.236(1.013–1.508)

0.037

Education level

 No formal education

  

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Primary education

  

1.098(0.892–1.352)

0.376

1.135(0.917–1.405)

0.244

 Secondary or above

  

1.397(1.093–1.786)

0.008

1.485(1.154–1.911)

0.002

Personal income (RMB)

 0~2500

  

1.0

 

1.0

 

 2500~5000

  

0.940(0.727–1.215)

0.636

0.935(0.719–1.216)

0.616

 5000~10,000

  

1.290(1.005–1.655)

0.045

1.274(0.987–1.644)

0.063

 10,000~20,000

  

1.742(1.331–2.279)

< 0.001

1.589(1.206–2.093)

0.001

 ≥ 20,000

  

1.779(1.304–2.428)

< 0.001

1.621(1.179–2.229)

0.003

Self-rated health

 Bad

  

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Moderate

  

0.965(0.808–1.152)

0.691

0.877(0.730–1.053)

0.159

 Good

  

0.973(0.778–1.217)

0.812

0.883(0.702–1.111)

0.289

Medication frequency

 On time

    

1.0

 

 Occasional

    

0.503(0.400–0.633)

< 0.001

 Never

    

0.371(0.243–0.566)

< 0.001

BPa level currently

 Abnormal/unsure

    

1.0

 

 Normal

    

1.292(1.095–1.526)

0.002

Accepting health care professionals’ guidance

 Yes

    

1.0

 

 No

    

0.579(0.484–0.693)

< 0.001

  1. Note: The italic entries mean that these results were statistically significant (P<0.05)
  2. BP blood pressure