Table 3.

Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals from logistic regressions of hypertension regressed on sociodemographic characteristics and health behavior (n=2073).

	Measured hypertension (either high systolic or diastolic)		Overall hypertension (measured high or medication)
	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
≤8 years of education1	0.96	0.78 – 1.19	1.10	0.86 – 1.40
≥12 years of education	0.79	0.65 – 0.95	1.03	0.83 – 1.28
Rural residence	1.05	0.88 – 1.26	1.11	0.90 – 1.37
Living alone	0.87	0.69 – 1.08	0.85	0.66 – 1.10
Female	0.81	0.67 – 0.97	0.95	0.77 – 1.17
70–74 years old2	1.00	0.78 – 1.29	1.20	0.91 – 1.58
75–79 years old	1.21	0.90 – 1.64	1.83	1.31 – 2.57
80–84 years old	1.37	0.98 – 1.91	1.76	1.21 – 2.55
85–89 years old	1.22	0.83 – 1.82	2.05	1.30 – 3.23
90+ years old	0.97	0.57 – 1.67	2.29	1.17 – 4.46
Antihypertensive medication	1.35	1.13 – 1.60		----- – -----
Former smoker3	1.16	0.94 – 1.43	1.05	0.82 – 1.33
Current smoker	1.13	0.84 – 1.52	0.96	0.69 – 1.34
Body mass index (kg/m2)	1.06	1.03 – 1.09	1.13	1.10 – 1.17
Chi-square	64.59		93.58
df	14		13
BIC	−113		−134
pseudo-R2	0		0

Values in bold font indicate significant findings.

¹9–11 years of education was used as the referent category

²68–69 was used as the referent category

³Non-smokers was used as the referent category