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Table 2 Binary logistic regression analysis of HTN by socio-demography, anthropometry, dietary pattern, lifestyle and nutritional status of adults in Kombolcha

From: Prevalence and associated anthropometric and lifestyle predictors of hypertension among adults in Kombolcha town and suburbs, Northeast Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

Variable

n (%)

HTN, n (%)

Binary analysis

  

COR

(95% CI)

P-value

Sex

 Female (Ref)

143 (45.8)

45 (31.4)

1.000

–

 

 Male

169 (54.2)

51 (30.1)

0.941

0. 581–1.524

0.806

Age (year)

 18–30 (Ref)

85 (27.2)

13 (15.2)

1.000

–

 

 31–45

140 (44.9)

35 (25.0)

1.897

0.940–3.831

0.074

 ≥ 46

87 (27.9)

48 (55.1)

7.385

3.563–15.306

<0.0001*

BMI

 Normal (Ref)

143 (45.8)

7 (4.8)

1.000

–

 

 Overweight

139 (44.2)

63 (45.3)

16.105

7.024–36.927

<0.0001*

 Obese

30 (9.6)

26 (86.6)

126.286

34.481–462.514

<0.0001*

WC

 Low risk (Ref)

133 (42.6)

34 (25.5)

1.000

–

 

 Increased risk

87 (27.9)

27 (31.0)

1.310

0. 720–2.384

0.376

 Substantially increased risk

92 (29.5)

35 (38.0)

1.788

1.008–3.173

0.047

WHR

 Low risk (Ref)

140 (44.9)

41 (29.8)

1.000

–

 

 Substantially increased risk

172 (55.1)

55 (31.9)

1.135

0.699–1.843

0.609

WHtR

 Low risk (Ref)

66 (21.2)

19 (28.7)

1.000

–

 

 Increased risk

165 (52.9)

43 (26.0)

0.872

0.461–1.647

0.673

 Substantially increased risk

81 (25.9)

34(41.9)

1.789

0.896–3.574

0.099

Occupational physical activity

 Vigorous (Ref)

34 (10.9)

2 (5.8)

1.000

–

 

 Moderate

95 (30.4)

14 (14.7)

2.765

0.595–12.862

0.195

 Light

183 (58.7)

80 (43.7)

12.427

2.891–53.410

0.001*

Walking or riding a bicycle

 5–7 days (Ref)

280 (89.7)

70 (25.0)

1.000

–

 

 1–4 days

32 (10.3)

26 (81.2)

13.000

5.140–32.882

<0.0001*

Sport

 Vigorous (Ref)

24 (7.7)

1 (4.1)

1.000

–

 

 Moderate

76 (24.4)

1 (1.3)

0.307

0.018–5.098

0.410

 No

212 (67.9)

94 (44.3)

18.322

2.430–138.169

<0.005*

Sedentary lifestyle (minutes/day)

 <60 (Ref)

8 (2.6)

0 (0.0)

1.000

–

 

 61–120

51 (16.3)

4 (7.8)

137,489,063.300

0.000-

0.999

 > 121

253 (81.1)

92 (36.4)

923,140,853.600

0.000-

0.999

Cigarette smoking

 No (Ref)

251 (80.4)

68 (27.1)

1.000

–

 

 Yes

61 (19.6)

28 (45.9)

2.283

1.284–4.060

0.005*

Khat chewing

 No (Ref)

97 (31.1)

4 (4.1)

1.000

–

 

 Yes

215 (68.9)

92 (42.8)

17.390

6.167–49.037

< 0.0001*

Binge drinking

 No (Ref)

228 (73.1)

51(22.4)

1.000

–

 

 Yes

84 (26.9)

45(53.6)

4.005

2.357–6.807

<0.0001

Resident

 Suburban (Ref)

82 (26.3)

25 (30.5)

1.000

–

 

 Urban

230 (73.7)

71 (30.9)

1.018

0.589–1.760

0.949

Job

 Farmer (Ref)

42(13.5)

11(26.2)

1.000

–

 

 Merchant

136 (43.6)

41 (30.1)

1.216

0.558–2.651

0.622

 Civil servant

134 (42.9)

44 (32.8)

1.378

0.634–2.995

0.419

Marital status

 Divorced (Ref)

54 (17.3)

14 (25.9)

1.000

–

 

 Unmarried

67 (21.5)

21 (31.3)

1.304

0.587–2.897

0.514

 Married

191 (61.2)

61(31.9)

1.341

0.679–2.647

0.398

Education

 Grade 8 complete (Ref)

132 (42.3)

37 (28.0)

1.000

–

 

 Grade 10 complete

70 (22.4)

21 (30.0)

1.100

0.582–2.080

0.786

 Certificate and above

110 (35.3)

38 (34.5)

1.355

0.785–2.341

0.276

Household size

 Three and above (Ref)

74 (23.7)

12 (16.2)

1.000

–

 

 Single

28 (8.9)

15 (53.6)

2.474

1.250–4.895

0.009*

 Two

210 (67.3)

68 (32.3)

6.889

2.610–18.186

<0.0001*

Family history of HTN

 No (Ref)

128 (41.1)

81 (63.3)

1.000

–

 

 Yes

184 (58.9)

15 (8.1)

19.417

10.251–36.778

<0.0001*

DDS

 High (Ref)

143 (45.8)

45 (31.5)

1.000

–

 

 Low

169 (54.2)

51 (30.2)

0.941

0.581–1.524

0.806

  1. DDS Dietary diversity score, BMI Body mass index, WC Waist circumference, WHR Waist-to-hip ratio, WHtR Waist-to-height ratio, n Number of people, COR Crude odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, *statistically significant, %: percentage