Table 2. Crude and adjusted odd ratio of factors associated with hypertension in southern China in 2010 (N = 17437).
| Variable | Total (N = 17437) | Urban(N = 6912) | Rural (N = 10525) | |||
| COR(95%CI) | AOR(95%CI) | COR(95%CI) | AOR(95%CI) | COR(95%CI) | AOR(95%CI) | |
| Gender(ref: Female) | 1.12(1.05–1.19) | 1.18(1.07–1.31) | 1.08(0.99–1.18) | |||
| Age groups(ref: 18–44 years) | ||||||
| 45–59 | 4.22(3.84–4.64) | 3.37(3.04–3.74) | 4.01(3.46–4.65) | 3.17(2.70–3.73) | 4.31(3.81–4.88) | 3.44(3.00–3.94) |
| ≥60 | 9.53(8.64–10.51) | 8.10(7.23–9.07) | 8.92(7.68–10.37) | 7.24(6.11–8.59) | 9.66(8.49–10.99) | 8.49(7.29–9.89) |
| Education | ||||||
| (ref: College or higher) | ||||||
| Middle | 1.77(1.44–2.18) | 1.09(0.87–1.37) | 1.69(1.28–2.22) | 1.15(0.84–1.57) | 2.11(1.52–2.91) | 1.13(0.80–1.60) |
| Primary | 3.48(2.83–4.28) | 1.22(0.97–1.55) | 2.94(2.24–3.87) | 1.27(0.92–1.75) | 4.55(3.30–6.28) | 1.33(0.94–1.89) |
| Illiterate | 5.24(4.25–6.47) | 1.43(1.12–1.84) | 4.31(3.26–5.70) | 1.51(1.09–2.10) | 6.88(4.96–9.54) | 1.53(1.07–2.19) |
| Income per capita | ||||||
| (ref: ≥20000 Yuan) | ||||||
| 10000–19999Yuan | 0.94(0.86–1.02) | 0.97(0.86–1.10) | 0.93(0.80–1.06) | 1.05(0.94–1.17) | ||
| <10000 Yuan | 1.09(1.01–1.17) | 0.84(0.74–0.95) | 0.79(0.68–0.90) | 1.44(1.30–1.60) | ||
| Cigarette use(ref: Nonsmoker) | 1.02(0.95–1.09) | 0.98(0.88–1.10) | 1.07(0.97–1.17) | |||
| Alcohol use(ref: Nondrinker) | 1.34(1.25–1.43) | 1.20(1.10–1.31) | 1.31(1.18–1.45) | 1.24(1.10–1.39) | 1.34(1.22–1.47) | 1.19(1.07–1.32) |
| Diabetes(ref: No) | 3.76(3.38–4.19) | 2.11(1.87–2.37) | 3.90(3.34–4.56) | 2.33(1.97–2.77) | 3.41(2.94–3.97) | 1.82(1.54–2.14) |
| BMI(ref: <23) | ||||||
| 23–24.99 | 1.93(1.77–2.10) | 1.70(1.55–1.87) | 1.97(1.73–2.24) | 1.74(1.51–2.01) | 1.90(1.69–2.12) | 1.67(1.48–1.89) |
| ≥25 | 3.45(3.19–3.73) | 3.27(3.00–3.56) | 3.58(3.18–4.04) | 3.23(2.83–3.69) | 3.36(3.04–3.73) | 3.29(2.94–3.69) |
| High TG(ref: <2.26) | 2.11(1.93–2.30) | 1.59(1.44–1.77) | 2.24(1.93–2.60) | 1.66(1.40–1.97) | 2.12(1.89–2.38) | 1.64(1.44–1.86) |
| High TC(ref: <6.22) | 2.29(1.89–2.76) | 1.38(1.12–1.70) | 2.45(1.86–3.23) | 1.59(1.17–2.17) | 2.04(1.57–2.66) | |
| Low HDL-C(ref: ≥1.04) | 1.10(1.03–1.18) | 1.17(1.06–1.29) | 1.07(0.98–1.16) | |||
COR: Crude odds ratio. AOR: Adjusted odds ratios. CI: confidence intervals. BMI: Body mass index. TG: Triglycerides. TC: Total cholesterol. HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol.