Excessive daytime sleepiness and adherence to antihypertensive medications among Blacks: analysis of the counseling African Americans to control hypertension (CAATCH) trial

Figures & data

Table 1 Adherence status by sociodemographic characteristics and health risks

Variable	Adherence status		P value
	Adherent	Nonadherent
Age (mean ± SD)	55±12	60±11	<0.001
BMI (mean ± SD)	34±8	32±6	0.004
Female sex %	72	72	0.800
Employed %	39	28	0.001
≥high school %	37	38	0.017
Alcohol history %	37	26	0.001
Smoking history %	55	46	0.008

Note: Mean ± SD and (%) is reported.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; SD, standard deviation.

Table 2 Associations of sociodemographic characteristics and risk factors with EDS and adherence

Variable	OR	CI	P
Sleepy	2.28	1.42–3.67	<0.001
Age	0.97	0.95–0.99	<0.001
BMI	1.02	1.00–1.10	0.110
Sex	1.13	0.71–1.80	0.606
Employed	1.41	0.90–2.22	0.140
Education	0.92	0.75–1.06	0.205
Alcohol use	1.29	0.74–1.90	0.468
Smoking	1.34	0.86–2.10	0.195

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; EDS, excessive daytime sleepiness; OR, odds ratio, CI, confidence interval.