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

Table 7 Factors associated with hypertension

Factor	Total (n = 201)		POR (95% CI, lower – upper)
	Hypertensive (140)	Not Hypertensive (61)
	(%)	(%)
Knowledge of at least one cause
Yes	105 (75)	44 (72.1)	1.16 (0.59-2.28)
No	35 (25)	17 (27.9)	1.16 (0.59-2.28)
Family history of hypertension
Yes	71 (50.7)	22 (36.1)	1.82 (0.98-3.39)
No	69 (49.3)	39 (63.9)	1.82 (0.98-3.39)
Previous high BP
Yes	105 (75)	8 (13.1)	19.86 (8.61-45.8)*
No	35 (25)	53 (86.9)	19.86 (8.61-45.8)*
Co-morbidity
Yes	72 (51.8)	19 (31.7)	2.32 (1.23-4.39)*
No	67 (48.2)	41 (68.3)	2.32 (1.23-4.39)*
Obesity
Yes	49 (35)	7 (11.5)	4.15 (1.76-9.82)*
No	91 (65)	54 (88.5)	4.15 (1.76-9.82)*

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