Table 3. Predictors of changes in persistent hypertension^a over six months postpartum among women previously diagnosed with preeclampsia.

Variable	Crude odds ratio (95% CI)	p-value	Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)	p-value
HIV serostatus   Negative   positive	Ref 1.25(0.99–1.58)	0.064	Ref 1.68 (1.09–2.60)	0.019
Age years   < 30   30–39   40 or more	Ref 1.16(0.92–1.45) 1.38 (0.72–2.63)	0.195 0.332	Ref 0.91(0.59–1.41) 0.62 (0.20–1.90)	0.689 0.404
Marital status   Unmarried   Married	Ref 1.17(0.77–1.78)	0.258
Education   Primary/no education   Secondary/Tertiary	Ref 1.04(0.71–1.53)	0.855
Wealth index   Poorest/poorer/middle   Richer/richest	Ref 0.77(0.56–1.07)	0.127
Depression and anxiety   No   yes	Ref 2.54(1.80–3.57)	<0.001	Ref 2.06 (1.35–3.14)	0.001
Onset of preeclampsia   Early (<34 weeks)   Late (>/ = 34 weeks)	Ref 1.22(0.98–1.53)	0.074
Severity of Preeclampsia   Severe   Mild/Moderate	Ref 0.52(0.28–0.97)	0.026	0.37 (0.16–0.85)	0.019
Pregnancy outcomes   Live/term birth   Still/Preterm birth	Ref 1.01(0.72–1.43)	0.940
Parity	1.15(1.04–1.27)	0.002	1.24 (1.07–1.45)	0.005
Food insecurity score	1.09(1.01–1.18)	0.032	1.11 (0.97–1.26)	0.110
Contraceptive use   Otherb   Intrauterine/other   Hormonal	Re 1.14(0.64–2.04) 1.25(0.86–1.82)	0.421 0.403
Body mass index kg/m^2	1.02(1.01–1.05)	0.035	1.03(0.99–1.06)	0.086
Time since delivery (months)	0.49 (0.43–0.54)	<0.001	0.51(0.46–0.57)	<0.001

^aOutcome variable for the regression model (SBP>140 &/or DBP>90 coded/treatment: yes = 1, no = 0)

^b(sterilization, lactational amenorrhea, withdrawal, fertility awareness-based methods or dual methods), adjustment variables (body mass index, age, anxiety&depression, parity, food insecurity score, severity of preeclampsia), boldface indicates statistical significance at alpha less than 0.05.