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Table 2 Caregiver versus non-caregiver physical health status based on blood pressure and serum chemistry

From: Female family caregivers face a higher risk of hypertension and lowered estimated glomerular filtration rates: a cross-sectional, comparative study

 

Male

  

Female

 
 

All

Caregivers

Non-caregivers

 

All

Caregivers

Non-caregivers

 

(n=88)

(n=44)

(n=44)

 

(n=210)

(n=105)

(n=105)

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

p value

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

p value

[n*]

[n*]

[n*]

 

[n*]

[n*]

[n*]

High blood pressure (a)

50 (56.8)

32 (72.7)

18 (40.9)

0.005

89 (42.4)

60 (57.1)

29 (27.6)

< 0.001

[receiving medication *]

[28]

[13]

[15]

 

[46]

[22]

[24]

 

eGFR < 60 (b)

13 (14.8)

7 (15.9)

6 (13.6)

1.000

60 (28.6)

50 (47.6)

10 (9.5)

< 0.001

Dyslipidemia (c)

41 (46.6)

15 (34.1)

26 (59.1)

0.032

123 (58.6)

50 (47.6)

73 (69.5)

0.002

[receiving medication *]

[12]

[2]

[10]

 

[41]

[11]

[30]

 

Liver function disorder (d)

31 (35.2)

8 (18.2)

23 (52.3)

0.002

47 (22.4)

20 (19.0)

27 (25.7)

0.321

[receiving medication *]

[9]

[0]

[9]

 

[8]

[1]

[7]

 

Hyperuricemia (e)

21 (23.9)

8 (18.2)

13 (29.5)

0.317

6 (2.9)

2 (1.9)

4 (3.8)

0.683

[receiving medication *]

[7]

[4]

[3]

 

[0]

[0]

[0]

 

Hyperglycemia (f)

17 (19.3)

6 (13.6)

11 (25.0)

0.280

11 (5.2)

3 (2.9)

8 (7.6)

0.214

[receiving medication *]

[15]

[4]

[11]

 

[11]

[3]

[8]

 
  1. (a) Systolic blood pressure (SBP) 140 and more or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) 90 and more or receiving medication.
  2. (b) Less than 60 mL/min/1.73 m2.
  3. (c) Less than 40 mg/dL HDL-C or 120 mg/dL LDL-C and more or receiving medication.
  4. (d) More than 30 IU/L AST or more than 30 IU/L ALT or more than 50 IU/L γ-GTP or receiving medication with the exception of viral hepatitis.
  5. (e) UA 7.0 mg/dL and more or receiving medication.
  6. (f) HbA1c 6.5% and more or receiving medication.
  7. * The number of persons receiving medication was included in the total number of persons above.
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