Key result
Having a regular physician was associated with lower odds of uncontrolled hypertension (AOR 0.34; 95% CI 0.13-0.88) and hypercholesterolemia (AOR 0.14; 95% CI 0.04-0.47) in low-income rural women.
Why the study?
What factors are associated with the control of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes among low-income rural women?
Population
733 uninsured, low-income, rural women aged 40-64 years participating in the WISEWOMAN project in West…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Regular physician access may aid hypertension and hypercholesterolemia control in low-income rural women; cross-sectional data leave open causality and generalizability.
Cross-Sectional (n=733)
What factors are associated with the control of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes among low-income rural women?
Odds Ratio: 0.34 (95% CI 0.13–0.88)
Having a regular physician is a significant predictor of better control of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia among low-income, uninsured rural women.
Ahluwalia et al. (2010) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes (n=733). Having a regular physician vs. Not having a regular physician was evaluated on Uncontrolled hypertension (AOR 0.34, 95% CI 0.13-0.88). Having a regular physician was associated with lower odds of uncontrolled hypertension (AOR 0.34; 95% CI 0.13-0.88) and hypercholesterolemia (AOR 0.14; 95% CI 0.04-0.47) in low-income rural women.
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