Table 3.
Adjusted odds ratios (AOR) of factors correlated with hypertension prevalence, awareness, in South Asian Immigrants Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2012 (n = 1,375)
| Hypertension | Awareness | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | AOR (95 % CI) | p | AOR (95 % CI) | p |
| Nationality | ||||
| India | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Pakistan | 1.17 (0.74, 1.86) | 0.496 | 2.40 (0.89, 6.49) | 0.084 |
| Bangladesh | 0.98 (0.64, 1.50) | 0.930 | 1.65 (0.62, 4.31) | 0.310 |
| Age group | ||||
| 18-35 years | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 36-45 years | 1.82 (1.17, 2.85) | 0.008 | 1.25 (0.43, 3.61) | 0.675 |
| 46+ years | 4.76 (2.78, 8.13) | <0.001 | 4.31 (1.32, 14.05) | 0.015 |
| Monthly income – AED | 1.00 (0.99, 1.01 | 0.873 | ||
| Education | ||||
| No formal schooling | 0.65 (0.26, 1.59) | 0.593 | 0.52 (0.06, 4.55) | 0.554 |
| Primary or middle | 1.22 (0.58, 2.56) | 0.825 | 1.52 (0.32, 7.30) | 0.596 |
| Secondary or high school | 1.27 (0.64, 2.49) | 0.482 | 1.82 (0.43, 7.57) | 0.408 |
| College or university | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Occupation | ||||
| Driver | 0.84 (0.49, 1.44) | 0.670 | 2.54 (0.62, 10.45) | 0.197 |
| Laborer | 1.03 (0.57, 1.88) | 0.918 | 1.0 | |
| Construction worker | 1.19 (0.60, 2.37) | 0.616 | 1.46 (0.31, 6.96) | 0.634 |
| Agriculture worker | 1.0 | 0.81 (0.17, 3.81) | 0.790 | |
| Salesman | 1.89 (0.88, 4.04) | 0.099 | 3.01 (0.64, 14.16) | 0.162 |
| Professional, office worker | 1.28 (0.55, 3.01) | 0.562 | 0.94 (0.14, 6.21) | 0.952 |
| Business/shop keeper | 1.02 (0.40, 2.57) | 0.968 | 1.21 (0.20, 7.29) | 0.831 |
| Hospitality worker | 0.88 (0.38, 2.04) | 0.766 | 5.99 (0.81, 44.08) | 0.079 |
| Tailor | 0.55 (0.19, 1.64) | 0.286 | 0.61 (0.04, 8.77) | 0.717 |
| Other | 0.94 (0.33, 2.64) | 0.903 | 2.11 (0.22, 19.78) | 0.513 |
| Type of accommodation | ||||
| Shared with non-relatives | 1.22 (0.71, 2.11) | 0.469 | 2.54 (0.62, 10.45) | 0.197 |
| Shared with family | 0.92 (0.43, 1.96) | 0.837 | 1.19 (0.21, 6.68) | 0.846 |
| Single accommodation | 1.32 (0.66, 2.64) | 0.433 | 1.78 (0.36, 8.86) | 0.477 |
| Live with sponsor | 1.16 (0.59, 2.27) | 0.670 | 0.77 (0.14, 4.02) | 0.754 |
| Live in a labor camp | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Length of stay in UAE | ||||
| 1 to 5 years | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 6 to 10 years | 0.97 (0.61, 1.53) | 0.890 | 5.47 (1.65, 18.23) | 0.006 |
| >10 years | 1.04 (0.65, 1.67) | 0.865 | 4.35 (1.32, 14.39) | 0.016 |
| Body mass index – kg/m [2] | ||||
| <25.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 25.0-29.9 | 1.51 (1.04, 2.19) | 0.030 | 1.22 (0.53, 2.84) | 0.629 |
| ≥30.0 | 2.39 (1.38, 4.16) | 0.002 | 1.23 (0.42, 3.62) | 0.703 |
| Waist-to-hip ratio | ||||
| <0.90 cm | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| ≥0.90 cm | 1.78 (1.18, 2.69) | 0.006 | 3.01 (0.96, 9.64) | 0.058 |
| Smoking ever | ||||
| Never | 1.0 | |||
| Ever | 0.90 (0.64, 1.27) | 0.560 | 0.94 (0.46, 1.94) | 0.880 |
| Drinking alcohol | ||||
| Never | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Ever | 1.49 (0.89, 2.48) | 0.123 | 0.90 (0.32, 2.54) | 0.847 |
| Walk for at least 30 minutes daily | ||||
| Yes | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| No | 1.72 (1.15, 2.58) | 0.008 | 1.22 (0.97, 5.08) | 0.059 |
| Family history of hypertension | ||||
| No | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Yes | 1.56 (1.05, 2.32) | 0.029 | 4.91 (2.09, 11.55) | <0.001 |
| Known diabetic | ||||
| No | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Yes | 1.23 (0.72, 2.08) | 0.443 | 5.76 (2.21, 15.00) | <0.001 |