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Table 3 Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of factors associated with hypertension among study participants in Gondar city (n=679), May 2012

From: Prevalence and associated factors of hypertension among adults in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study

Variables

Hypertension

Crude OR

Adjusted OR

 

Yes

No

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

Age

    

  35-44

41

222

1.00

1.00

  45-54

39

123

1.72 (1.05-2.80)*

1.41 (0.74-2.69)

  ≥ 55

112

142

4.27 (2.82-6.47)*

3.33 (1.88-5. 90)*

Education level

    

  No formal education

85

160

1.00

1.00

  Primary level

43

114

0.71 (0.46-1.10)

0.61 (0.31-1.22)

  Secondary

41

131

0.59 (0.38-0.91)*

0.89 (0.44-1.81)

  Tertiary

23

82

0.53 (0.31-0.89)*

0.85 (0.34-2.11)

Marital status

    

  Single

21

52

1.00

1.00

  Married

83

272

0.76 (.43-1.33)

0.53 (0.23-1.24)

  Divorced

23

83

0.69 (.35-1.36)

0.52 (0.20-1.38)

  Widowed

65

80

2.01 (1.10-3.68)*

0.77 (0.31-1.89)

Occupation

   

  Government employed

22

85

1.00

1.00

  Merchant

28

99

1.09 (0.58-2.05)

1.02 (0.37-2.85)

  Daily laborer

17

81

0.81 (0.40-1.64)

1.18 (0.37-3.76)

  House wife

87

153

2.20 (1.28-3.76)*

1.33 (0.52-3.44)

  Retired

28

42

2.58 (1.32-5.03)*

0.92 (0.29-2.90)

  **Others

10

27

1.43 (0.60-3.39)

1.05 (0.21-5.13)

BMI

    

  Normal

101

298

1.00

1.00

  Underweight

10

60

0.49 (0.24-0.99)*

0.50 (0.22- 1.16)

  Overweight

58

114

1.50 (1.02-2.21)*

1.57 (0.93- 2.64)

  Obese

23

15

4.52 (2. 27–9.01)*

5.50 (2.07-14.62)*

Self reported DM

    

  Yes

31

16

5.67 (3.02-10.64)*

4.15 (1.77-9.72)*

  No

161

471

1.00

1.00

Family history of hypertension

    

  Yes

36

45

2.27 (1.41-3.64)*

2.71 (1.37-5.36)*

  No

156

442

1.00

1.00

Vegetable use/week

    

  None

46

88

0.80 (0.46-1.40)

0.70 (0.30 -1.65)

  1-3days

112

347

0.49 (0.31-0.80)*

0.55 (0.26 -1.18)

  4-7days

34

52

1.00

1.00

Walking status for 10 minutes

    

  Yes

173

472

1.00

1.00

  No

19

15

3.46 (1.72-6.96)

2.86 (1.15 -7.12)

  1. *= P-value < 0.05 **=drivers &farmers, (backward logistic regression method was employed).