Table 3.
Crude effect of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, risk factors, knowledge, attitude, and practice, lifestyle, and pharmacological treatment on blood pressure control
| Variable | Odds ratio | Confidence interval | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male gender | 1.510 | 0.704-3.245 | 0.289 |
| Education level lower than high school diploma | 1.270 | 0.411-3.968 | 0.627 |
| Not being married | 1.390 | 0.449-4.324 | 0.566 |
| Income level < 500,000 Rials | 0.920 | 0.421-2.024 | 0.842 |
| No insurance coverage | 0.619 | 0.229-1.672 | 0.344 |
| History of diabetes | 1.145 | 0.520-2.522 | 0.736 |
| History of hyperlipidemia | 1.466 | 0.683-3.148 | 0.327 |
| History of heart attack | 0.796 | 0.168-3.740 | 0.773 |
| Body mass index > 25 kg/m2 | 4.469 | 1.431-13.955 | 0.010 |
| Undesirable knowledge | 0.686 | 0.317-1.489 | 0.341 |
| Undesirable attitude | 0.245 | 0.096-0.623 | 0.003 |
| Not using low-salt diet | 0.794 | 0.370-1.704 | 0.554 |
| No daily fruits intake | 0.531 | 0.233-1.211 | 0.133 |
| No daily fresh vegetables intake | 0.636 | 0.295-1.371 | 0.248 |
| Immobility (30-minute sessions of physical activity less than 3 times per week) | 1.277 | 0.598-2.727 | 0.528 |
| Smoking | 1.010 | 0.229-4.456 | 0.989 |
| No visits to the physician in the past six months | 0.717 | 0.259-1.986 | 0.522 |
| No prescription from the physician | 0.386 | 0.062-2.412 | 0.309 |
| Not taking the prescribed antihypertensive medicines regularly | 1.180 | 0.332-4.199 | 0.798 |
| The physician’s lack of attention to emphasizing on regular use of medicines in every visit | 1.148 | 0.470-2.806 | 0.762 |
| Lack of family support in using antihypertensive medicines | 1.256 | 0.515-3.063 | 0.616 |
| Discontinuation of antihypertensive medicines | 0.741 | 0.213-2.581 | 0.637 |
| Side effects of antihypertensive medicines | 0.483 | 0.125-1.875 | 0.293 |