Table 6.

Logistic regression of factors associated with CVD among patients attending diabetes and hypertension management clinics in two Nairobi slums

Variable	Odds ratio	p value	95% CI
Sex
Male	Ref
Female	0.219	0.006	0.073-0.651
Age group
18-35 years	Ref
36-50 years	1.087	0.955	0.059-20.168
51-65 years	5.022	0.267	0.291-86.531
>66 years	4.275	0.340	0.216-84.568
Marital status
Single	Ref
Married	1.089	0.912	0.240-4.940
Divorced/separated	1.062	0.954	0 .138-8.155
Widower	1.3	0.774	0.217-7.79
Level of education
No education	Ref
Primary education	0.501	0.214	0.168-1.491
Above secondary education	1.009	0.990	0.223-4.577
Is there a link between hypertension and CVD?
Yes	Ref
No	0.145	0.000	0.054-0.386
Don't know	0.458	0.223	0.131-1.607
Alcohol consumption
Yes	Ref
No	1.071	0.883	0.430-2.665
Salt consumption
Adding salt to food	Ref
Takes salted food	0.944	0.941	0.208-4.284
Never had salt	0.976	0.980	0.143-6.642
Soft drinks uptake
Yes	Ref
No	1.243	0.699	0.413-3.740