Factors affecting diagnosis and management of hypertension in Mazowe District of Mashonaland Central Province in Zimbabwe: 2012

Table 8 Association between being on treatment for hypertension and control of hypertension stratified by obesity

Factor		Control of hypertension		Stratum specific POR (95% CI, lower-upper)
Factor		Yes	No	Stratum specific POR (95% CI, lower-upper)
Obese
On treatment for hypertension	Yes	8	24	0.56 (0.18-1.76)
On treatment for hypertension	No	9	15	0.56 (0.18-1.76)
Non obese
On treatment for hypertension	Yes	10	40	0.11 (0.05-0.25)
On treatment for hypertension	No	66	29	0.11 (0.05-0.25)
Crude
On treatment for hypertension	Yes	18	64	0.17 (0.09-0.31)
On treatment for hypertension	No	75	44	0.17 (0.09-0.31)
Adjusted POR
P < 0.001

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