Determinants of racial/ethnic differences in blood pressure management among hypertensive patients

Table 3 Adjusted odds ratios* [95% C.I.] of being an intensified case

Variable	Odds Ratios of being Intensified Case	95 % Confidence interval
Black^†	1.09	[0.71–1.67]
Hispanic^†	0.78	[0.58–1.06]
Age < 65 years^‡	1.61	[1.38–1.88]
Medicaid^§	0.76	[0.57–1.02]
Free care or self pay^§	1.22	[0.73–2.03]
Number of hypertension visits^\|\|	1.37	[1.17–1.61]
Diabetes**	0.61	[0.34–1.08]
Intern provider^††	0.86	[0.39–1.88]
Resident provider^††	0.89	[0.55–1.46]

* Adjusted for patient race/ethnicity, age, insurance status, number of hypertension-related visits, diabetes, and physician experience.
^†Whites use as reference group
^‡Aged ≥ 65 years used as reference group
^§Privately insured or Medicare used as reference group
^||Represents increase in odds with each additional visit
**No diabetes used as reference group
^††Attending provider used as reference group

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