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Table 4 Comparison of the characteristics of people with diagnosed hypertension who were told to take antihypertensive medications vs. people not told.

From: Generalizability of guidelines and physicians' adherence. Case study on the Sixth Joint National Commitee's guidelines on hypertension

 

Treatment prescribed %

Treatment not prescribed %

Odds Ratio (95% C. I.)

Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% C. I.)

Age ≥ 70 years

42.3

16.4

3.8 (2.6 – 5.4)

4.1 (2.9 – 6.0)

Women

55.8

43.2

1.7 (1.1 – 2.5)

1.5 (1.0 – 2.5)

Race / Ethnicity

    

   White

81.5

85.5

1.0

1.0

   Black

16.3

12.0

1.4 (0.9 – 2.2)

1.7 (1.1 – 2.6)

   Other

2.1

2.2

1.0 (0.2 – 4.3)

0.9 (0.2 – 4.1)

Myocardial infarction

23.0

15.5

1.6 (1.0 – 2.8)

1.5 (0.9 – 2.7)

Stroke

13.1

6.0

2.3 (1.3 – 4.20)

1.9 (0.9 – 4.1)

Heart failure

16.3

8.3

2.2 (1.1 – 4.2)

2.1 (0.8 – 5.5)

Renal impairment

4.8

1.7

3.0 (0.7 – 13.6)

2.5 (0.4 – 14.6)

Diabetes

28.9

25.9

1.2 (0.7 – 1.9)

1.4 (0.8 – 2.5)

Chronic pulmonary disease

13.4

16.2

0.8 (0.4 – 1.6)

0.7 (0.3 – 1.1)

Physical impairment

13.3

11.6

1.2 (0.7 – 2.1)

0.6 (0.3 – 1.1)

Eligible in 2 or more trials

53.3

62.4

0.7 (0.4 – 1.3)

1.2 (0.6 – 2.8)