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. 2022 Jul 1;2(7):e0000667. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000667

Table 1. Prevalence of obesity and high blood pressure according to socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics, Parakou 2016.


N (%)
Obesity High blood pressure
N (%) Crude OR
[95%CI]
p N (%) Crude OR [95%CI] p
Sample 4671 (100) 407 (8.7) 332 (7.1)
Age (years) <0.001 <0.001
15–29 3198 (68.5) 134 (4.2) 1 131 (4.1) 1
30–44 927 (19.8) 182 (19.6) 5.6 [4.4–7.1] 89 (9.6) 2.5 [1.9–3.1]
44–59 362 (7.8) 73 (20.2) 5.8 [4.2–7.9] 79 (21.8) 6.5 [4.2–7.9]
≥60 184 (3.9) 18 (9.8) 2.5 [1.5–4.2] 33 (17.9) 5.1 [1.5–4.2]
Sex <0.001 0.653
Female 2365 (50.6) 315 (13.3) 1 172 (7.3) 1
Male 2306 (49.4) 92 (4.0) 0.3 [0.2–0.4] 160 (6.9) 1.0 [0.8–1.2]
School education level <0.001 <0.001
None 807 (17.3) 135 (16.7) 1 89 (11.0) 1
Primary 875 (18.7) 132 (15.1) 0.9 [0.7–1.1] 78 (8.9) 0.8 [0.6–1.1]
Secondary 2581 (55.3) 124 (4.8) 0.3 [0.2–0.3] 129 (5.0) 0.3 [0.3–0.6]
Universitary 408 (8.7) 16 (3.9) 0.2 [0.1–0.3] 36 (8.8) 0.8 [0.5–1.2]
Marital status <0.001 <0.001
Couple 2022 (43.3) 337 (16.7) 1 233 (11.5) 1
Alone 2649 (56.7) 70 (2.6) 0.2 [0.1–0.3] 99 (3.7) 3.4 [2.6–4.3]
Professional activity <0.001 <0.001
craftsman 1859 (39.8) 31 (1.7) 1 61 (3.3) 1
Worker/farmer 1320 (28.3) 170 (12.9) 8.7 [5.9–12.9] 112 (8.5) 2.7 [2.0–3.8]
Resellers 759 (16.3) 155 (20.4) 15.1 [10.2–22.5] 80 (10.5) 3.5 [2.5–4.9]
No economic activity/others 733 (15.6) 51 (7.0) 4.4 [2.8–6.9] 79 (10.8) 3.6 [2.5–5.0]
Alcohol consumption 0.204 0.292
No 3867 (82.8) 346 (8.9) 1 282 (7.3) 1
Yes 801 (17.2) 61 (7.6) 0.8 [0.6–1.1] 50 (6.2) 0.9 [0.6–1.2]
Low fruit and vegetable intake 0.406 0.303
No 990 (21.3) 80 (8.0) 1 78 (7.9) 1
Yes 3667 (78.7) 327 (8.9) 1.1 [0.9–1.4] 254 (6.9) 0.9 [0.7–1.1]
Low physical activity practice 0.001 0.484
No 2380 (51.0) 238 (10.0) 1 175 (7.4) 1
Yes 2284 (49.0) 169 (7.3) 0.7 [0.6–0.9] 156 (6.8) 0.9 [0.7–1.2]
Smoking 0.264 0.156
No 4510 (96.5) 397 (8.8) 1 16 (9.9) 1
Yes 161 (3.5) 10 (6.2) 0.7 [0.4–1.3] 316 (7.0) 0.9 [0.9–2.5]

CI: Confidence interval; OR: Odds ratio.