Table 4 Associations with poor tolerability to wearing monitor
Characteristic | Percent | p-value* |
|---|---|---|
Age group (years) | Â | 0.27 |
   29-44 | 38.9 |  |
   45-64 | 20.1 |  |
   >65 | 0 |  |
Sex | Â | 0.81 |
   Male | 25.0 |  |
   Female | 28.0 |  |
Race | Â | 0.73 |
   Black | 30.4 |  |
   White | 24.0 |  |
   Other | 0 |  |
Education level | Â | 0.53 |
   Some high school | 0 |  |
   High school graduate | 0 |  |
   Some college | 26.3 |  |
   College graduate | 32.0 |  |
Self-reported health | Â | Â |
   Excellent, very good, good | 22.2 | 0.01 |
   Fair/poor | 75.0 |  |
Smoker | Â | 0.98 |
   Yes | 25.0 |  |
   No | 24.4 |  |
BMI | Â | 0.36 |
   Normal (<25 kg/m2) | 36.4 |  |
   Overweight (25-29 kg/m2) | 13.3 |  |
   Obese ( ≥30 kg/m2) | 30.4 |  |
Arm circumference | Â | 0.47 |
   <35 cm | 23.5 |  |
   ≥35 cm | 33.3 |  |
Married or living with partner | Â | Â |
   Yes | 21.9 | 0.31 |
   No | 35.3 |  |
24-hour systolic BP ≥ 130 mm Hg |  | 0.56 |
   Yes | 27.9 |  |
   No | 16.7 |  |
24-hour diastolic BP ≥ 80 mm Hg |  | 0.37 |
   Yes | 29.7 |  |
   No | 16.7 |  |