Distribution and logistic regression for diagnosis, treatment and control of hypertension by different factors; Saudis with hypertension aged 15 years or older, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013
| Sociodemographic characteristics, healthcare access and diagnoses of chronic conditions | Diagnosis among those hypertensive | Treatment among those diagnosed | Control among those treated | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (weighted %; SE) | AOR (95% CI) | N (weighted %; SE) | AOR (95% CI) | N (weighted %; SE) | AOR (95% CI) | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Males | 492 (54.49; 2.21) | REF | 417 (53.34; 2.37) | REF | 165 (49.66; 3.62) | REF |
| Females | 459 (45.51; 2.21) | 1.87 (1.23 to 2.85) | 416 (46.66; 2.37) | 1.82 (0.81 to 4.09) | 195 (50.34; 3.62) | 1.61 (0.85 to 3.08) |
| Age (years)* | 1.05 (1.03 to 1.07) | 1.08 (1.05 to 1.12) | 1.01 (0.99 to 1.03) | |||
| 15–24 | 4 (0.65; 0.33) | 3 (0.59; 0.34) | 1 (0.50; 0.50) | |||
| 25–34 | 41 (5.06; 0.95) | 23 (3.13; 0.84) | 13 (4.53; 1.70) | |||
| 35–44 | 105 (12.10; 1.42) | 78 (10.08; 1.35) | 40 (11.07; 2.08) | |||
| 45–54 | 215 (27.42; 2.06) | 191 (27.76; 2.21) | 79 (28.86; 3.46) | |||
| 55–64 | 243 (27.92; 2.06) | 227 (29.83; 2.25) | 106 (30.83; 3.33) | |||
| 65+ | 343 (26.86; 1.82) | 311 (28.61; 2.01) | 121 (24.21; 2.90) | |||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Currently married | 696 (78.40; 1.77) | REF | 607 (77.83; 1.93) | REF | 257 (74.25; 3.17) | REF |
| Never married | 33 (5.15; 1.16) | 0.95 (0.38 to 2.39) | 22 (4.41; 1.20) | 2.37 (0.58 to 9.75) | 11 (5.69; 2.05) | 1.73 (0.40 to 7.53) |
| Separated, divorced or widowed | 220 (16.45; 1.47) | 0.67 (0.39 to 1.17) | 202 (17.76; 1.64) | 0.66 (0.24 to 1.80) | 91 (20.06; 2.74) | 1.88 (0.88 to 4.05) |
| Education | ||||||
| Primary school or less | 593 (57.79; 2.18) | REF | 533 (59.20; 2.32) | REF | 217 (52.12; 3.62) | REF |
| Elementary or high school completed | 225 (27.48; 2.03) | 1.00 (0.63 to 1.58) | 195 (27.10; 2.16) | 2.86 (1.16 to 7.08) | 86 (29.26; 3.48) | 2.25 (1.12 to 4.50) |
| College degree or higher education | 131 (14.73; 1.46) | 1.81 (1.06 to 3.09) | 104 (13.70; 1.53) | 2.78 (1.14 to 6.79) | 57 (18.62; 2.77) | 4.63 (2.14 to 10.02) |
| Type of clinic last visited | ||||||
| Ministry of Health | 618 (72.44; 2.23) | 548 (71.97; 2.40) | 229 (70.65; 3.77) | |||
| Other governmental clinic | 70 (8.89; 1.29) | 61 (8.66; 1.37) | 31 (9.69; 2.11) | |||
| Private clinic | 112 (18.67; 2.03) | 101 (19.37; 2.20) | 41 (19.67; 3.52) | |||
| Distance travelled to clinic (km)† | 1.01 (0.99 to 1.03) | |||||
| 0–2 | 218 (36.87; 2.66) | 189 (36.90; 2.85) | 79 (39.24; 4.50) | |||
| 3–5 | 159 (25.65; 2.46) | 138 (24.43; 2.56) | 56 (24.82; 4.04) | |||
| 6–10 | 116 (19.79; 2.22) | 107 (20.04; 2.33) | 42 (18.68; 3.40) | |||
| 11–35 | 84 (14.49; 1.97) | 78 (15.45; 2.21) | 27 (12.14; 2.82) | |||
| 36–100 | 21 (3.20; 0.86) | 19 (3.18; 0.91) | 10 (5.12; 1.90) | |||
| Diagnosis history of diabetes | ||||||
| No | 484 (51.91; 2.23) | REF | 406 (48.91; 2.39) | REF | 168 (47.77; 3.62) | |
| Yes | 462 (48.09; 2.23) | 2.38 (1.60 to 3.53) | 423 (51.09; 2.39) | 2.21 (1.05 to 4.62) | 188 (52.23; 3.62) | |
| Diagnosis history of hypercholesterolaemia | ||||||
| No | 557 (63.01; 2.22) | REF | 473 (61.06; 2.39) | REF | 192 (56.85; 3.70) | REF |
| Yes | 322 (36.99; 2.22) | 2.76 (1.72 to 4.44) | 300 (38.94; 2.39) | 1.78 (0.82 to 3.84) | 143 (43.15; 3.70) | 1.89 (1.12 to 3.18) |
*AOR for age should be considered as an increase of 10 years.
†AOR for distance should be considered as an increase of 1 km.
AOR, adjusted OR.