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Table 3 Correlates of prevalent hypertension among the study subjects (results of multiple logistic regression analysis)

From: Awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among the elderly living in their home in Tunisia

Variable

β-Coefficient

Odds ratio

p value

Diabetes

0.81 (0.22) c

2.06; 1.45 - 3.5 d

P < 0.001

BMI b

0.65 (0.20)

2.01; 1.48 - 2.47

P < 0.01

Dependency

0.63 (0.15)

1.6; 0.9 - 2.7

P < 0.001

  1. a Age, sex, marital status, region, educational level, physical activity, depression were not statistically significant. b BMI Body Mass Index. c Figures in parentheses are standard errors.
  2. d Figures in italics are 95% confidence intervals.
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