Table 5.

Relationship between hypertension and sociodemographic factors in multiple linear regression analysis

Independent variable	β	p value	95% confidence interval
			Lower	Upper
Age (years)	0.08	0.60	−3.52	6.00
Gender	−0.23	0.16	−16.42	2.90
Smoking	0.22	0.19	−4.00	19.85
Family history of diabetes melitus	0.33	0.06	−0.86	26.75
Family history of hypertension	0.18	0.25	−3.63	13.6
Urinary tract infection	0.14	0.36	−9.06	24.2
Body mass index	0.50	0.00	0.62	3.43

Gender: Male=1, Female=2; Smoking, family history of diabetes melitus or hypertension and urinary tract infection: Yes=1, No=2