Table 4.

CVD prevalence in relation to characteristics of diabetic/hypertensive patients attending diabetes and hypertension management clinics in two Nairobi slums

		CVD				95% CI
Variable	Yes	%	No	%	OR	Upper	Lower	p value
Sex
Male	33	47.8	36	52.2	Ref
Female	40	29.2	97	70.8	2.22	1.22	4.05	0.009
Age groups
18-35 years	2	18.2	9	81.8	Ref
36-50 years	12	24.0	38	76.0	1.14	0.27	7.50	0.679
51-65 years	46	43.8	59	56.2	3.51	0.72	17.03	0.119
> 66 years	13	33.3	26	66.7	2.25	0.42	11.96	0.341
Marital status
Married	52	38.2	84	61.7	Ref
Single	5	20.0	20	80.0	0.40	0.14	1.14	0.087
Divorced/separated	6	46.2	7	53.9	1.38	0.44	4.35	0.577
Widow/Widower	10	32.3	21	67.7	0.77	0.33	1.75	0.535
Levels of education
Primary education	40	33.3	80	66.7	Ref
No education	19	44.2	24	55.8	1.58	0.78	3.23	0.206
Secondary education	14	32.6	29	67.4	0.97	0.46	2.03	0.926
Occupation
Self-employed	38	36.9	65	63.1	Ref
Temporary employment	4	16.7	20	83.3	0.34	0.11	1.08	0.067
Permanent employment	4	33.3	8	66.7	0.86	0.24	3.03	0.809
Farmer	6	31.6	13	68.2	0.79	0.28	2.25	0.658
Not employed	21	43.8	27	56.3	1.33	0.66	2.67	0.422
Cause of diabetes/hypertension
Didn't know	33	38.4	53	61.6	Ref
Hereditary	9	30.0	21	70.0	0.69	0.28	1.68	0.413
Lifestyle disease	24	33.3	48	66.7	0.80	0.42	1.55	0.512
Others e.g. fainting	6	37.5	10	62.5	0.96	0.32	2.90	0.947
Can diabetes/hypertension be prevented?
Yes	61	35.9	109	64.1	Ref
No	2	20.0	8	80.0	0.45	0.92	2.17	0.318
Not sure	10	38.5	16	61.5	1.11	0.48	2.61	0.799