Table 2.

Adjusted odd ratios of variables, which deterred people from joining the management programme after screening

Characteristics	Adjusted odd ratio (95% CI)
	Hypertensives (n = 469)	All people + (n = 1180)
Age (by 10 years)	0.67 (0.52 - 0.87)**	0.68 (0.55 - 0.83)**
Sex (female vs. male)	2.14 (1.21 - 3.80) **	1.86 (1.16 - 2.98) **
Education (secondary vs. primary)	1.23 (0.62 - 2.47)	1.25 (0.71 - 2.19)
Occupation (other vs. manual)	1.24 (0.70 - 2.18)	1.01 (0.63 - 1.63)
Married (other vs. married)	1.92 (0.93 - 3.97)	2.11 (1.13 - 3.94) *
Distance to health station (by 1 km)	0.60 (0.37 - 0.97)*	0.77 (0.52 - 1.14)
Having insurance	0.72 (0.42 - 1.22)	0.68 (0.43 - 1.06)
Initial systolic BP (by 10 mmHg)	0.71 (0.59 - 0.86)**	0.50 (0.42 - 0.59)**
Initial diastolic BP (by 10 mmHg)	0.69 (0.53 - 0.92)**	0.60 (0.47 - 0.78)**
Number of behavioural CVD risk factors	1.98 (1.44 - 2.73)**	2.18 (1.65 - 2.88)**
Having history of CVD	0.36 (0.21 - 0.62) **	0.39 (0.24 - 0.63)**
Having history of chronic disease °	2.91 (1.45 - 5.82)**	2.42 (1.28 - 4.57)**
Having family history of CVD	1.86 (1.03 - 3.34) *	1.24 (0.76 - 2.01)

⁺ Include hypertensive patients; ° exclude CVD history; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01