Table 4 Factors associated with blood pressure measurement among rural elderly in Shandong, China, 2013
Measurement frequency | Univariate model | Adjusted | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | OR (95% CI) | P | OR (95% CI) | P | |
Age | NAa | |||||
65–69 | 260 (62.4) | 157 (37.6) | 1.0 | |||
70–74 | 187 (64.0) | 105 (36.0) | 1.020(0.761–1.366) | 0.897 | ||
75–79 | 140 (69.3) | 62 (30.7) | 0.871(0.632–1.199) | 0.397 | ||
≥ 80 | 140 (71.4) | 56 (28.6) | 0.828(0.591–1.160) | 0.272 | ||
Gender | NA | |||||
Male | 279 (65.5) | 147 (34.5) | 1.0 | |||
Female | 448 (65.8) | 233 (34.2) | 0.981(0.766–1.257) | 0.882 | ||
Marital status | NA | |||||
Single | 243 (68.3) | 113 (31.7) | 1.0 | |||
Married | 484 (64.4) | 267 (35.6) | 1.169(0.902–1.515) | 0.238 | ||
Education level | NA | |||||
No formal education | 383 (68.3) | 178 (31.7) | 1.0 | |||
Primary education | 247 (64.0) | 139 (36.0) | 1.165(0.890–1.525) | 0.267 | ||
Secondary or above | 97 (60.6) | 63 (39.4) | 1.248(0.872–1.787) | 0.225 | ||
Personal income (RMB) | ||||||
0~2500 | 282 (69.1) | 126 (30.9) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
2500~5000 | 206 (70.5) | 86 (29.5) | 0.953(0.716–1.267) | 0.739 | 0.951(0.717–1.261) | 0.726 |
5000~10,000 | 155 (63.3) | 90 (36.7) | 1.321(0.984–1.773) | 0.064 | 1.308(0.981–1.745) | 0.067 |
10,000~20,000 | 63 (49.6) | 64 (50.4) | 2.039(1.421–2.925) | < 0.001 | 2.064(1.452–2.934) | < 0.001 |
≥ 20,000 | 21 (60.0) | 14 (40.0) | 1.372(0.733–2.566) | 0.323 | 1.370(0.739–2.541) | 0.318 |
Self-rated health | ||||||
Bad | 283 (67.4) | 137 (32.6) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
Moderate | 309 (62.7) | 184 (37.3) | 1.008(0.790–1.286) | 0.949 | 1.088(0.858–1.380) | 0.487 |
Good | 135 (69.6) | 59 (30.4) | 0.684(0.491–0.951) | 0.024 | 0.746(0.540–1.029) | 0.074 |
Medication frequency | ||||||
On time | 494 (60.8) | 319 (39.2) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
Occasional | 174 (77.7) | 50 (22.3) | 0.544(0.408–0.727) | < 0.001 | 0.539(0.404–0.718) | < 0.001 |
Never | 59 (84.3) | 11 (15.7) | 0.361(0.207–0.630) | < 0.001 | 0.349(0.201–0.604) | < 0.001 |
BP level currently | NA | |||||
Abnormal/unsure | 370 (69.3) | 164 (30.7) | 1.0 | |||
Normal | 357 (62.3) | 216 (37.7) | 1.183(0.947–1.478) | 0.139 | ||
Accepting health care professionals’ guidance | ||||||
Yes | 492 (61.5) | 308 (38.5) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
No | 235 (76.8) | 71 (23.2) | 0.513(0.394–0.669) | < 0.001 | 0.519(0.400–0.674) | < 0.001 |