Table 7.
Factors associated with hypertension
| Factor |
Total (n = 201) |
POR (95% CI, lower – upper) | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Hypertensive (140) |
Not Hypertensive (61) |
||
| (%) | (%) | ||
| Knowledge of at least one cause |
|
|
|
| Yes |
105 (75) |
44 (72.1) |
1.16 (0.59-2.28) |
| No |
35 (25) |
17 (27.9) |
|
| Family history of hypertension |
|
|
|
| Yes |
71 (50.7) |
22 (36.1) |
1.82 (0.98-3.39) |
| No |
69 (49.3) |
39 (63.9) |
|
| Previous high BP |
|
|
|
| Yes |
105 (75) |
8 (13.1) |
19.86 (8.61-45.8)* |
| No |
35 (25) |
53 (86.9) |
|
| Co-morbidity |
|
|
|
| Yes |
72 (51.8) |
19 (31.7) |
2.32 (1.23-4.39)* |
| No |
67 (48.2) |
41 (68.3) |
|
| Obesity |
|
|
|
| Yes |
49 (35) |
7 (11.5) |
4.15 (1.76-9.82)* |
| No | 91 (65) | 54 (88.5) | |
*Statistically significant.