Research Article

Impact of Comorbidities on Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Hypertension in the United States

Table 4

Factors associated with hypertension prevalence in a sample of community-based United States residents, National Health Interview Survey, 2003.

CovariatePrevalence odds ratio99% Confidence Interval

Age (years)
  <501.00ReferentReferent
  ≥506.335.77–6.94<0.001
Sex
 Male1.00ReferentReferent
 Female1.161.01–1.340.04* (NS)
Education
 <High school 1.00ReferentReferent
 High school0.700.66–0.74<0.001
 College0.510.48–0.55<0.001
 Graduate degree0.720.68–0.76<0.001
Income (US$)
  <20,000.001.00ReferentReferent
  ≥20,000.000.670.64–0.70<0.001
Insurance coverage
 No1.00ReferentReferent
 Yes1.020.84–1.230.82* (NS)
Marital status
 No1.00ReferentReferent
 Yes0.860.82–0.910.001
Alcohol
 No1.00ReferentReferent
 Yes1.261.19–1.33<0.001
Smoking
 No1.00ReferentReferent
 Yes1.281.17–1.400.002
Physical activity
 No 1.00ReferentReferent
 Yes0.860.82–0.910.001

Univariable survey logistic regression model, with 0.01 as the significance level.