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Table 4 Factors associated with controlled hypertension

From: The prevalence, awareness, management and control of hypertension in men and women in Benin, West Africa: the TAHES study

Factors

Multivariable analysis

OR (95% CI)

p

Age (y)

0.98 (0.96–1.01)

0.2992

Sex

 Males

Ref. 1

 

 Females

2.90 (1.11–5.57)

0.0296

Education

 None

Ref. 1

 

 Primary

0.57 (0.18–1.79)

0.3358

 Higher

1.39 (0.37–5.2)

0.6273

Occupation

 Employee/government employee

Ref. 1

 

 Craftsman/storekeeper

0.67 (0.14–3.18)

0.6177

 Farmer/breeder/fisherman

0.54 (0.09–3.36)

0.5103

 Homemade/retired

0.54 (0.05–6.69)

0.6279

 Jobless

0.40 (0.03–5.90)

0.5040

Religion

 Christians

Ref. 1

 

 Animists

0.90 (0.38–2.10)

0.7997

 Other

1.81 (0.47–7.01)

0.3886

Marital status

 Single

Ref. 1

 

 Married/in couple

1.14 (0.36–3.60)

0.8216

 Widowed/divorced/separated

0.43 (0.08–2.31)

0.3197

Average household income/month

 Low

Ref. 1

 

 Middle/high

1.24 (0.56–2.73)

0.5899