Determinants of adequate blood pressure control among physician diagnosed hypertension cases.

<p>N = 20,164, %w = weighted percentages; OR = Odds Ratio estimated by logistic regression; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval.</p>#<p>unadjusted OR;</p>†<p>adjusted OR from multivariate analyses;</p>*<p>significant on 5% level.</p>‡<p>OR for increase of 1 year.</p

Prevalence rates of hypertension by age, sex and type of diagnosis.

<p>N = 55,518, † N = 53,337 patients with valid blood pressure assessment; %w = weighted percentages HTNdoc: doctor’s diagnosis; HTNdoc/pat: doctor’s or patient’s diagnosis; HTNdoc/pat/bp: doctor’s or patient’s diagnosis or blood pressure 140/90 mmHg; HTNHANES: blood pressure >140/90 mmHg or receiving antihypertensive therapy.</p

Determinants of pharmacotherapy among NHANES hypertension cases.

<p>N = 30,189; %w = weighted percentages; OR = Odds Ratio estimated by logistic regression; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval.</p>#<p>unadjusted OR;</p>†<p>adjusted OR from multivariate analyses;</p>*<p>significant on 5% level.</p>‡<p>OR for increase of 1 year.</p

Diagnosis, treatment and control rates among NHANES hypertension cases in DETECT and HYDRA study.

<p>Comparison between DETECT study (N = 30189) and HYDRA study (N = 22744) for diagnosis, treatment and control rates. Diagnosed = diagnosed by physician among NHANES cases; diagnosed+treated = diagnosed by physician and treated by antihypertensive drugs among NHANES cases; diagnosed+treated+controlled = diagnosed by physician, treated by antihypertensive drugs and blood pressure <140/90 mmHg among NHANES cases. A comparison between both studies reveals that the proportion of diagnosed patients among NHANES hypertension cases was lower in the first study for all age groups above age 30 for men and women (p<0.05). Small (significant) improvements in rates of diagnosed and treated hypertension were found in females 30–44 years of age and in males 30–44 and 45–59 years of age (p<0.05). Small (significant) improvements in rates of diagnosed, treated and controlled hypertension were found in females 60–64 years of age and in males 30–44 and 45–59 years of age (p<0.05).</p

Sample characteristics of DETECT study participants.

<p>N = 55,518, %w = weighted percentages; BMI = body mass index in kg/m2.</p><p>Number of valid observations: Blood pressure n = 53,337 (96.1%); Years of schooling n = 53,406 (96.2%); Body mass index.</p><p>n = 54,393 (98.0%); Waist circumference n = 48,918 (88.1%); Smoking status n = 52,589 (94.7%); Physical activity n = 48,249 (86.9%).</p