Table 3.

Association (OR and 95%CI) between demographic variables and raised blood pressure (≥140/90 and/or on treatment) in nine HDSS sites

	Bangladesh				India	Vietnam		Indonesia	Thailand
Variables	Matlab	Mirsarai	Abhoynagar	WATCH	Vadu	Chililab	Filabavi	Purworejo	Kanchanaburi
Sex
Men	0.45 (0.35–0.59)	0.64 (0.51–0.8)	0.59 (0.46–0.76)	0.54 (0.4–0.74)	1.13 (0.9–1.43)	1.79 (1.42–2.26)	2.44 (1.86–3.2)	1.15 (0.91–1.45)	1.86 (1.5–2.3)
Women	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Age groups (years)
25–34	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
35–44	1.74 (1.17–2.59)	1.47 (1.06–2.04)	1.58 (1.05–2.39)	2.1 (1.24–3.56)	1.98 (1.41–2.77)	1.7 (1.18–2.45)	2.22 (1.43–3.43)	2.21 (1.46–3.35)	1.71 (1.25–2.35)
45–54	2.75 (1.87–4.04)	2.01 (1.45–2.77)	2.52 (1.7–3.73)	3.46 (2.09–5.74)	2.53 (1.8–3.56)	2.54 (1.8–3.6)	3.19 (2.08–4.9)	4.87 (3.24–7.31)	2.55 (1.86–3.51)
55–64	4.8 (3.28–7.01)	3.67 (2.68–5.03)	5.09 (3.49–7.42)	5.01 (3.03–8.3)	3.72 (2.59–5.33)	3.5 (2.47–4.95)	6.61 (4.34–10.08)	10.27 (6.82–15.47)	3.79 (2.78–5.17)
Highest education
No schooling and not graduated from primary school	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Graduated from primary school	1.06 (0.77–1.47)	0.95 (0.65–1.38)	1.04 (0.67–1.61)	2.03 (1.27–3.23)	0.88 (0.61–1.27)	1.03 (0.65–1.64)	0.55 (0.33–0.92)	0.91 (0.69–1.2)	0.91 (0.72–1.15)
Graduated from secondary school	1.57 (0.95–2.59)	1 (0.75–1.32)	1.28 (0.93–1.76)	1.65 (0.97–2.81)	0.99 (0.71–1.37)	0.97 (0.65–1.46)	0.63 (0.42–0.93)	0.9 (0.62–1.3)	0.96 (0.64–1.46)
Graduated from high school or university	1.97 (1.28–3.04)	1.17 (0.74–1.84)	0.98 (0.53–1.82)	2.06 (1.13–3.75)	1.17 (0.84–1.62)	0.8 (0.53–1.22)	0.82 (0.51–1.31)	1.21 (0.83–1.78)	0.95 (0.66–1.38)
Overweight
No	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Yes	3.21 (2.28–4.53)	2.11 (1.53–2.92)	2.67 (1.89–3.77)	3.44 (2.12–5.58)	3.29 (2.49–4.36)	2.03 (1.39–2.96)	4.94 (2.57–9.5)	2.51 (1.86–3.37)	2.42 (1.95–3)

Note: Figures are OR (95%CI).