Table 6.
Multivariate (adjusted model) regression for risk factors for high BP
| High BP | OR | 95%CI | p |
| Age | 1.0428 | 1.00, 1.08 | 0.030 |
| Sex | 0.4475 | 0.22, 0.90 | 0.025 |
| income | 1.0000 | 1.00, 1.00 | 0.349 |
| No. in house | 1.0646 | 0.94, 1.21 | 0.344 |
| Religion | 0.7769 | 0.48, 1.26 | 0.304 |
| Hours of exercise | 0.9359 | 0.78, 1.13 | 0.488 |
| Hours of sleep | 0.8546 | 0.66, 1.10 | 0.226 |
| BMI | 1.0808 | 1.03, 1.13 | 0.001 |
| Cigarette | 0.9684 | 0.90, 1.05 | 0.420 |
| Alcohol | 0.9667 | 0.90, 1.04 | 0.365 |
At multivariate level, age, sex and BMI remained statistically significant predictors of high BP.