Table 2.
Risk factors of hypertension by multiple logistic regressions according to gender
| Variables | Males | Females | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95 % CI | OR | 95 % CI | |
| Age (years of age) | ||||
| 45–59 | 1.00 | _ | 1.00 | _ |
| 60–74 | 2.67* | 1.58–4.54 | 2.76* | 1.78–4.28 |
| 75- | 4.86* | 2.46–9.58 | 2.03* | 1.06–3.82 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||||
| <18.5 | 0.69 | 0.24–1.92 | 1.44 | 0.56–3.73 |
| 18.5–23.9 | 1.00 | _ | 1.00 | _ |
| 24.0–27.9 | 1.68 | 0.97–2.91 | 2.96* | 1.87–4.80 |
| ≥28.0 | 2.00 | 0.85–4.71 | 3.45* | 1.82–6.53 |
| WHtR | ||||
| ≤0.5 | 1.00 | _ | 1.00 | _ |
| >0.5 | 1.85* | 1.03–3.34 | 1.84 | 0.89–3.78 |
BMI Body mass index, WHtR Waist-to-height ratio, CI Confidence Interval, *p-value < 0.05; The datasets supporting this findings can be found in the Additional file 1