Odds Ratios and 95% CI for the Association Between Medical Care Receipt and Blood Pressure Control among the Elderly
| Model* | Variable | Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | No standard care | 1.00 |
| Inconsistent care | 2.08 (1.67, 2.59)† | |
| Consistent care | 1.51 (1.24, 1.84)† | |
| 2 | No standard care | 1.00 |
| Inconsistent care | 2.09 (1.68, 2.60)† | |
| Consistent care | 1.54 (1.26, 1.88)† | |
| African American race | 1.10 (0.98, 1.23) | |
| 3 | No standard care | 1.00 |
| Inconsistent care | 1.41 (1.12, 1.78)‡ | |
| Consistent care | 1.34 (1.09, 1.64)‡ | |
| African American race | 1.10 (0.98, 1.24)§ | |
| 4 | No standard care | 1.00 |
| Inconsistent care | 1.35 (1.03, 1.77)‖ | |
| Consistent care | 1.26 (0.99, 1.59)§ | |
| African American race | 1.04 (0.90, 1.19) | |
| 5 | No standard care | 1.00 |
| Inconsistent care | 1.14 (0.85, 1.52) | |
| Consistent care | 1.00 (0.78, 1.28) | |
| African American race | 1.06 (0.90, 1.24) |
* Model 1, unadjusted; model 2, adjusted for race; model 3, adjusted for race, age at baseline, gender, and study year; model 4, adjusted for race, age at baseline, gender, and study year, marital status, work status, education, and income; model 5, adjusted for race, age at baseline, gender, and study year, marital status, work status, education, income, residence in a rural area, nursing home residence, Medicaid insurance, Medigap supplemental insurance, satisfaction with medical care, physical limitation, use of antihypertensive medication, and history of stroke, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
† P < .0001;
‡ P < .01;
‖ P < .05;
§ P < .10.