Table 3.

factors associated with hypertension

Variable	Factors associated with high blood pressure
	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	p-value	†Adjusted OR (95% CI)	p-value
Age group (years)
10 – 13®	1		1
14 – 16	1.63 (1.12 – 2.39)	0.006	1.78 (1.20 – 2.63)	0.004*
17 – 19	3.56 (2.48 – 5.11)	<0.001	3.90 (2.69 – 5.67)	0.001*
Sex
Female ®	1		1
Male	1.37 (1.03 – 1.83)	0.014	1.49 (1.10 – 2.00)	0.009*
Body Mass Index
Normal ®	1
Thin	0.78 (0.41 – 1.50)	0.23
Overweight	1.04 (0.63 – 1.70)	0.44
Obese	0.48 (0.11 – 2.04)	0.15

^†Adjusted for sex, age and body mass index, ®= reference group. * Significant