Table 4 Elevated blood pressure and its associations with demographic and anthropometric variables, overall and by gender
Variables | OR(95 %CI)a | P | AOR(95 %CI)a | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
All (N = 4,987) | ||||
Female gender | 0.9(0.8-1.0) | 0.183 | 0.8(0.7-1.0) | 0.014 |
Higher age | 4.3(3.6-5.1) | 0.000 | 3.7(3.1-4.4) | 0.000 |
Rural habitation | 0.8(0.7-1.0) | 0.012 | 0.8(0.7-0.9) | 0.009 |
Better educated | 0.6(0.5-0.7) | 0.000 | 0.7(0.6-0.9) | 0.000 |
Married | 2.1(1.7-2.7) | 0.000 | 1.1(0.9-1.5) | 0.356 |
Overweight | 2.8(2.4-3.2) | 0.000 | 2.4(2.1-2.8) | 0.000 |
Working | 0.9(0.7-1.1) | 0.175 | 0.9(0.7-1.2) | 0.507 |
Male (N = 2,532) | ||||
Higher age | 3.6(2.8-4.5) | 0.000 | 3.2(2.5-4.0) | 0.000 |
Rural habitation | 0.7(0.6-0.9) | 0.002 | 0.7(0.6-0.9) | 0.008 |
Better educated | 0.9(0.7-1.1) | 0.159 | 0.9(0.7-1.1) | 0.273 |
Married | 2.8(2.0-3.9) | 0.000 | 1.5(1.0-2.2) | 0.031 |
Overweight | 2.4(2.0-2.9) | 0.000 | 2.3(1.8-2.8) | 0.000 |
Working | 1.1(0.7-1.6) | 0.757 | 1.2(0.8-1.8) | 0.492 |
Female (N = 2,455) | ||||
Higher age | 5.4(4.1-7.1) | 0.000 | 4.2(3.2-5.6) | 0.000 |
Rural habitation | 0.9(0.8-1.2) | 0.615 | 0.9(0.7-1.1) | 0.215 |
Better educated | 0.4(0.3-0.5) | 0.000 | 0.5(0.4-0.7) | 0.000 |
Married | 1.6(1.1-2.2) | 0.007 | 0.9(0.6-1.2) | 0.420 |
Overweight | 3.2(2.6-3.9) | 0.000 | 2.5(2.0-3.1) | 0.000 |
Working | 0.7(0.5-1.0) | 0.031 | 0.8(0.6-1.1) | 0.219 |