Table 2 Comparison of respondents according to uncontrolled hypertension status among those who were taking blood pressure lowering drugs, NHANES 2007–18
Variables | Overall, % (n) | Uncontrolled Hypertension | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, % (n) | No, % (n) | p-values | ||
Age (in year) | ||||
20–39 | 6.1 (292) | 5.9 (168) | 6.3 (124) | 0.009 |
40–59 | 35.1 (1762) | 32.8 (1009) | 38.2 (753) | |
60+ | 58.8 (4100) | 61.4 (2595) | 55.5 (1505) | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 43.0 (2768) | 43.2 (1718) | 42.9 (1050) | 0.88 |
Female | 57.0 (3386) | 56.8 (2054) | 57.1 (1332) | |
Race/Ethnicity | ||||
Non-Hispanic White | 67.7 (2638) | 64.4 (1497) | 72.2 (1141) | < 0.001 |
Non-Hispanic Black | 15.5 (1705) | 18.0 (1134) | 12.2 (571) | |
Mexican-American | 5.7 (732) | 6.0 (451) | 5.2 (281) | |
Other races/ethnicities | 11.1 (1079) | 11.6 (690) | 10.4 (389) | |
Family income to poverty ratio | ||||
Low | 23.1 (2009) | 24.5 (1260) | 21.2 (749) | < 0.001 |
Middle | 35.1 (2236) | 36.4 (1385) | 33.3 (851) | |
High | 41.8 (1909) | 39.1 (1127) | 45.5 (782) | |
Education level | ||||
Below High School | 22.6 (1946) | 24.0 (1249) | 20.8 (697) | < 0.001 |
High School | 61.8 (3403) | 62.2 (2057) | 61.2 (1346) | |
College Graduate or Above | 15.6 (805) | 13.8 (466) | 18.0 (339) | |
Cholesterol level | ||||
No high cholesterol | 22.6 (1422) | 23.6 (891) | 21.2 (531) | 0.002 |
Borderline elevated | 10.7 (644) | 12.1 (427) | 8.7 (217) | |
High cholesterol | 66.8 (4088) | 64.3 (2454) | 70.1 (1634) | |
High-density lipoprotein | ||||
Normal | 62.1 (3884) | 63.4 (2445) | 60.3 (1439) | 0.12 |
Low | 37.9 (2270) | 36.6 (1327) | 39.7 (943) | |
Chronic kidney disease | ||||
No | 66.7 (3860) | 63.0 (2248) | 71.6 (1612) | < 0.001 |
Yes | 33.3 (2294) | 37.0 (1524) | 28.4 (770) | |
Diabetes mellitus status | ||||
No | 68.2 (3944) | 68.2 (2414) | 68.0 (1530) | 0.92 |
Yes | 31.8 (2210) | 31.8 (1358) | 32.0 (852) | |
Smoker | ||||
No | 82.3 (5081) | 83.8 (3150) | 80.2 (1931) | 0.007 |
Yes | 17.7 (1073) | 16.2 (622) | 19.8 (451) | |
Leisure time physical activity (in minutes) | ||||
No | 63.3 (4034) | 63.6 (2475) | 62.8 (1559) | 0.70 |
Some (< 150 min) | 14.7 (872) | 14.2 (530) | 15.3 (342) | |
High (≥150 min) | 22.1 (1248) | 22.2 (767) | 21.9 (481) | |
Survey year | ||||
2007–10 | 31.4 (2179) | 31.7 (1309) | 30.9 (870) | 0.033 |
2011–14 | 34.6 (1989) | 32.7 (1188) | 37.2 (801) | |
2015–18 | 34.0 (1986) | 35.6 (1275) | 31.9 (711) | |
Height categories | ||||
Q1 (135.3–159.2) | 27.6 (1869) | 29.5 (1200) | 25.1 (669) | 0.009 |
Q2 (159.3–166.2) | 24.3 (1506) | 24.2 (921) | 24.4 (585) | |
Q3 (166.3–173.6) | 22.9 (1444) | 23.2 (879) | 22.5 (565) | |
Q4 173.7–204.5) | 25.2 (1335) | 23.1 (772) | 28.0 (563) | |