Table. 2 Association between hypertension and major risk factors
Risk factors (N = 317) | Hypertension | OR(95 %CI) | p-value | AOR (95 % CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes(%) | No (%) | |||||
Age (in years) | ||||||
35–44 years | 10 (50) | 10 (50) | Ref | |||
45–54 years | 41 (56.1) | 32 (43.8) | 1.3 (0.5–3.5) | 0.6 | 1.5 (0.5–4.6) | 0.44 |
55–64 years | 74 (76.3) | 23 (23.7) | 3.21 (1.2–8.7) | 0.02 | 5.3 (1.8–15.9) | 0.003 |
> 64 years | 91 (71.7) | 36 (28.5) | 2.52 (0.9–6.6) | 0.06 | 5.5 (1.8–16.6) | 0.002 |
Ethnicity | ||||||
Upper caste | 28(73.7) | 10(26.3) | Ref | |||
Janajati | 187(67.5) | 90(32.5) | 0.7(0.4–1.6) | 0.44 | 0.6 (0.2–1.4) | 0.24 |
Others | 1(50) | 1(50) | 0.4 (0.2–6.3) | 0.48 | 0.3 (0.0 -5.7) | 0.41 |
Currently alcohol user | ||||||
No | 86(61) | 55(39) | Ref | |||
Yes | 130(73.9) | 46(26.1) | 1.8 (1.1–2.9) | 0.02 | 2.5 (1.4–4.5) | 0.003 |
Current smoker | ||||||
No | 188(68.1) | 88(31.9) | Ref | |||
Yes | 28(68.3) | 13(31.7) | 1.0 (0.5-2.0) | 0.98 | 1.0 (0.4–2.4) | 0.96 |
Physical activity | ||||||
Adequate | 174(67.4) | 84(32.6) | Ref | |||
Low | 42(71.2) | 17(28.8) | 1.2 (0.6–2.2) | 0.58 | 1.8 (0.9–3.8) | 0.13 |
Body Mass Index (Kg/m2) | ||||||
Normal | 63(58.9) | 44(41.1) | Ref | |||
Underweight | 1(50) | 1(50) | 0.7 (0.0-11.5) | 0.80 | 2.8 (0.1–64.8) | 0.52 |
Overweight | 116(71.2) | 47(28.8) | 1.7 (1.0-2.9) | 0.04 | 1.9 (1.0-3.5) | 0.04 |
Obese | 36(80) | 9(20) | 2.8 (1.2–6.4) | 0.02 | 3.1 (1.1–8.3) | 0.03 |
Central obesity (cm) | ||||||
No | 199(67) | 97(33) | Ref | |||
Yes | 17(81) | 4(19) | 2.1 (0.7–6.3) | 0.20 | 1.5 (0.4–5.4) | 0.53 |
Family history of hypertension | ||||||
No | 149(63.4) | 86(36.6) | Ref | |||
Yes | 67(81.7) | 15(18.3) | 2.6 (1.4–4.8) | 0.003 | 2.9 (1.5–5.8) | 0.002 |