Hypertension and type 2 diabetes: What family physicians can do to improve control of blood pressure - an observational study

Table 4 Statistically Significant Predictors for Reaching Target Blood Pressure

	OR (95% CL)
VARIABLE	BP at Target (< 130/80 mmHg)	Systolic BP at Target (< 130 mmHg)	Diastolic BP at Target (< 80 mmHg)
INDIVIDUAL LEVEL-1 PATIENT FACTORS
*Predisposing characteristics*
AGE
< 55 years		---------------	---------------
55-64 years		0.93 (0.54-1.60)	1.87 (0.88-3.89)
65-74 years		0.62 (0.32-1.18)	3.56 (1.67-7.56)*
75 + years		0.48 (0.25-0.96)*	6.12 (2.66-14.12)*
GENDER
Male			---------------
Female			2.09 (1.03-4.25)*
*Evaluated Need*
YEARS SINCE HYPERTENSION DIAGNOSIS
In the past 5 years	---------------
5 to 10 years ago	1.62 (1.07-2.44)*
Over 10 years ago	1.04 (0.67-1.60)
I do not remember	1.12 (0.25-4.96)
LIPIDS: LDL-CHOL
Uncontrolled			---------------
Controlled			1.68 (1.14-2.49)*
RENAL STATUS
Missing	0.52 (0.28-1.01)	0.45 (0.23-0.87)*
Normal	---------------	---------------
Microalbuminuria	1.10 (0.70-1.72)	1.28 (0.79-2.07)
Overt Nephropathy	0.48 (0.33-0.69)*	0.48 (0.31-0.76)*
*Personal Health Practices*
MEDICATION ADHERENCE
High Adherence	---------------	---------------
Medium Adherence	0.72 (0.50-1.04)	0.80 (0.54-1.19)
Low Adherence	0.29 (0.09-0.86)*	0.34 (0.12-0.96)*
Missing	1.65 (0.79-3.43)	1.87 (0.92-3.82)
BLOOD PRESSURE SELF-MONITORING
No	---------------	---------------
Sometimes	0.87 (0.58-1.30)	0.79 (0.53-1.18)
Often	0.51 (0.33-0.79)*	0.47 (0.28-0.80)*
EAT FOODS LOW IN SALT
No	---------------		---------------
Yes	1.74 (1.25-2.41)*		2.35 (1.49-3.70)*
NO CONTEXTUAL PHYSICIAN OR SYSTEM LEVEL-2 FACTORS WERE SIGNIFICANT IN THE HLM MODEL

NOTE: Only variables found to be statistically significant in the final hierarchical models are included.
* Statistically significant

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