Table 2. Multiple logistic regression model for associations with hypertension.
| Variable | Hypertension (n = 461) | |||
| Odds Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval | p-value | ||
| Lower limit | Upper limit | |||
| Age category: ≤30 years | 1.00 | |||
| 31–40 years | 3.30 | 1.79 | 6.07 | <0.001 |
| 41–50 years | 7.71 | 4.13 | 14.38 | <0.001 |
| 51–60 years | 19.51 | 10.55 | 36.07 | <0.001 |
| >60 years | 23.68 | 11.57 | 48.47 | <0.001 |
| Sex: female | 0.85 | 0.56 | 1.30 | 0.444 |
| Family history of hypertension: yes | 1.49 | 1.10 | 2.03 | 0.011 |
| Increasing BMI (kg/m2) | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.07 | 0.002 |
| Moderate to vigorous physical activity:<150 min/week | 1.00 | |||
| 150–500 min/week | 0.52 | 0.31 | 0.87 | 0.012 |
| 500–1000 min/week | 0.47 | 0.25 | 0.88 | 0.018 |
| >1 000 min/week | 0.41 | 0.24 | 0.69 | 0.001 |
| % life in city: <50% | 1.00 | |||
| 50–90% | 1.62 | 1.13 | 2.34 | 0.010 |
| 90–100% | 1.55 | 1.04 | 2.31 | 0.033 |
| Problem drinking : CAGE ≥2 | 1.50 | 1.05 | 2.16 | 0.027 |
| Current smoking : daily/occasionally | 0.96 | 0.61 | 1.51 | 0.855 |
| Sense of coherence (SOC): higher | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 0.011 |
| Locus of control (LOC): higher* | 0.98 | 0.93 | 1.04 | 0.509 |
| Number of adverse life events: higher* | 1.00 | 0.98 | 1.02 | 0.810 |
*
When LOC and adverse life events independently replaced SOC in above model, there were no changes in the direction or significance of the other variables.