Table 3.

Multiple logistic regression showing factors associated with prevalence of hypertension in the Costa Rican elderly, by sex.

Variable	Males		Females
	OR	95% CI of OR	OR	95% CI of OR
Being 70–79 vs. 60–69 yrs old	1.10	0.76 – 1.58	1.53 *	1.07 – 2.19
Has a job	0.55 *	0.37 – 0.81	0.94	0.54 – 1.64
Underweight vs. normal weight	0.27 *	0.11 – 0.69	0.53	0.28 – 1.03
Overweight vs. normal weight	2.04 *	1.40 – 2.98	1.41	0.97 – 2.04
Obesity vs. normal weight	3.92 *	2.34 – 6.57	1.83 *	1.19 – 2.80
Occasional alcohol drinker vs. non drinker	1.36	0.71 – 2.59	0.62 *	0.42 – 0.91
Family history of hypertension	1.98 *	1.40 – 2.79	2.21 *	1.62 – 3.03

* Significant at 0.05 level.

Note: The following variables were also included in the model, but were not significant at 0.05 level and are not shown: 10-yr age groups from 60–69 up to 80+, education, having health insurance, income level, living in the greater metropolitan area of San Jose, being married, tobacco use, physical activity, home visits by community health workers in the last yr, calorie consumption, carbohydrate consumption, fat consumption, having had a stroke, and self-rated health status.