Table 11.

The correlation between selected predictor variables and hypertension after adjustment for confounding effect among people living in Bahir Dar city, June 2014

Variables	Categories	Hypertension		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
		Yes	No
Age	30–40 years	21	236	1.00
	41–50 years	38	151	2.18 (1.69–5.98)	2.50 (1.25–5.02)
	>50 years	111	121	10.31 (6.13–19.12)	7.05 (3.51–14.15)
Ever smoked cigarettes	Yes	21	20	3.47 (1.82–6.60)	3.24 (1.37–7.70)
	No	149	488	1.00
Number of hours spent watching TV per day	≤4	133	448	1.00
	>4	37	58	2.15 (1.36–3.39)	2.06 (1.26–5.76)
Had history of high blood sugar level	Yes	18	15	3.89 (1.92–7.91)	2.78 (1.64–4.75)
	No	152	493	1.00
Add additional salt to food	Yes	32	42	2.57 (1.56–4.23)	3.04 (1.41–6.56)
	No	138	466	1.00
BMI	<18.5	4	33	1.00
	18.5–24.9	100	402	2.02 (0.71–5.93)	2.05 (0.69–5.98)
	25.0–29.5	48	56	7.07 (2.34–21.39)	6.66 (2.16–20.49)
	>30.0	11	9	10.08 (2.59–39.33)	11.64 (2.93–46.21)

Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; BMI, body mass index; COR, crude odds ratio.