Prevalence and Correlates of Hypertension Unawareness among Lebanese Adults: The Need to Target Those “Left Behind”
Table 3
Access and use of healthcare services among apparently healthy participants: comparison of hypertension unaware group with the normotensive.
Variables
Normotensive (Group D) n (%)
Hypertension unaware (Group C) n (%)
aOR
95% CI
value
Total
1457 (84.1)
369 (15.9)
Insurance coverage
Yes
877 (81.6)
217 (18.4)
1.00
No
577 (81.0)
151 (19.0)
0.99
0.76–1.29
0.95
Visited health professional in last 6 months
Yes
628 (83.9)
133 (16.1)
1.00
No
829 (79.6)
235 (20.4)
1.12
0.86–1.45
0.41
Last time measured blood pressure (BP)
Past year
788 (80.3)
214 (19.7)
1.00
1-2 years
245 (80.6)
64 (19.4)
1.16
0.82–1.63
0.41
≥3 years
159 (82.3)
34 (17.7)
0.84
0.55–1.29
0.43
Never
265 (84.5)
57 (15.5)
0.75
0.52–1.08
0.12
Last time had their blood tested for sugar or blood lipids levels
Past year
647 (78.9)
187 (21.1)
1.00
1-2 years
253 (81.3)
64 (18.7)
0.99
0.70–1.42
0.97
≥3 years
158 (84.3)
31 (15.7)
0.79
0.51–1.24
0.31
Never
399 (84.0)
87 (16.0)
0.73
0.53–1.01
0.06
aOR: each of these variables was entered separately in four logistic models, with odds ratio being adjusted for age, gender, education, and insurance (except in the first one which adjusted for age, gender, and education only). % is estimated based on weighted data.
