Table 3 Factors associated with anti-hypertensive therapeutic inertia

Anti-hypertensive therapeutic inertia,n = 281

At least 2 consecutive BP ≥ 140/90 mmHg in the whole 2015 (No^a)

 Yes

0.33 (0.23, 0.47)

 < 0.001

0.28 (0.16, 0.50)

 < 0.001

Health clinic (Seri Kembangan^a)

 Dengkil

4.09 (2.29, 7.31)

 < 0.001

4.79 (2.03, 11.27)

 < 0.001

 Salak

1.75 (1.19, 2.58)

0.004

1.55 (0.71, 1.00)

0.272

Age in year

0.96 (0.94, 0.98)

 < 0.001

0.97 (0.93, 1.00)

0.054

Ethnicity (Malay^a)

 Chinese

0.61 (0.40, 0.93)

0.022

0.63 (0.30, 1.32)

0.222

 Indian

1.38 (0.88, 2.18)

0.163

1.03 (0.46, 2.28)

0.946

Employment status (Employed^a)

 Unemployed

0.70 (0.46, 1.08)

0.104

1.48 (0.72, 3.06)

0.287

 Retired/house wife

0.49 (0.32, 0.76)

0.001

1.03 (0.48, 2.22)

0.944

Life event in the past 6 months (No^a)

 Yes

0.64 (0.35, 1.18)

0.151

1.01 (0.47, 2.16)

0.988

Diabetes complications (No^a)

 Diabetes complications (Yes)

0.69 (0.41, 1.16)

0.162

1.05 (0.40, 2.80)

0.917

Hypertension status (No^a)

 Yes

0.48 (0.30, 0.77)

0.003

0.56 (0.22, 1.40)

0.214

Diabetes Duration in year

0.95 (0.92, 0.98)

0.002

1.01 (0.95, 1.06)

0.860

Hypertension Duration in year

0.96 (0.93, 0.99)

0.007

0.99 (0.94, 1.05)

0.750