Table 3 Baseline characteristics of patients with hypertension and uncontrolled hypertension receiving care at mobile medical clinics in Southern California between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2019
From: Factors associated with mobile medical clinic use: a retrospective cohort study
Variables | Hypertension Yesa | Uncontrolledb systolic > 140 or diastolic ≥ 90 mmHg |
|---|---|---|
TOTAL SAMPLE* | 181(44.0) | 89 (49.2) |
Predisposing variables | ||
Gender/Sex | ||
Female | 125 (69.1) | 61 (68.5) |
Male | 56 (30.9) | 28 (31.5) |
Race/Ethnicity | ||
Hispanic | 148 (81.8) | 74 (83.1) |
African American | 10 (5.5) | 7 (7.9) |
White | 7 (3.9) | 1 (1.1) |
Unspecified | 16 (8.8) | 7 (7.9) |
Age | ||
Mean (SD) | 57.36 (9.9) | 56.48 (9.1) |
Marital Status | ||
Married | 102 (56.4) | 53 (59.6) |
Single | 53 (29.3) | 24 (27.0) |
Unknown | 26 (14.4) | 12 (13.5) |
Enabling variables | ||
Insurance Status | ||
Uninsured | 91 (50.3) | 53 (59.6) |
Unknown | 78 (43.1) | 32 (36.0) |
Insured | 12 (6.6) | 4 (4.5) |
Housing Status | ||
Housed | 179 (98.9) | 89 (100.0) |
Homeless | 2 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) |
Clinic Location | ||
Ontario | 63 (34.8) | 30 (33.7) |
Fontana | 62 (34.3) | 29 (32.6) |
Muscoy | 42 (23.2) | 23 (25.8) |
San Bernardino | 14 (7.7) | 7 (7.9) |
Need variables | ||
Chronic Illness | ||
Hypertension | 181 (100.0) | 89 (100.0) |
Diabetes | 82 (45.3) | 42 (47.2) |
Other Medical Conditions | ||
Obesity | 50 (27.6) | 22 (24.7) |
Depression | 4 (2.2) | 2 (2.2) |
Charlson Comorbidity Index Score | ||
0 | 33 (18.2) | 18 (20.2) |
1 | 46 (25.4) | 24 (27.0) |
2 | 57 (31.5) | 29 (32.6) |
3 | 35 (19.3) | 15 (16.9) |
4 + | 10 (5.5) | 3 (3.4) |