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. 2017 Jan 11;17:64. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3926-8

Table 4.

Risk factors for HBP in urban and rural adult population aged 25–64 years

RURAL URBAN
N HBP n (%) CORa (95%CI) AORb (95% CI) N HBP n (%) COR (95%CI) AOR (95% CI)
Total 3600 553 (17.05)c 1029 245 (27.4)c
Age (years)
 25 to 34 1635 147 (8.81) 1 1.00 460 66 (14.16) 1.00 1.00
 35 to 44 888 146 (15.76) 1.93 (1.46–2.56)*** 1.75 (1.25–2.47) ** 276 59 (19.77) 1.50 (0.96–2.32) 1.40 (0.84–2.32)
 45 to 54 650 129 (20.16) 2.61 (1.91–3.57)*** 2.79 (1.91–4.07)*** 184 62 (37.47) 3.63 (2.24–5.88)*** 3.03 (1.71–5.38)***
 55 to 64 427 131 (30.37) 4.52 (3.31–6.16)*** 4.49 (2.99–6.73)*** 109 58 (56.49) 7.87 (4.58–13.52)*** 7.71 (4.07–14.60)***
Education
 None 3067 470 (15.31) 1.00 1.00 508 124 (25.05) 1.00 1.00
 Primary 438 61 (14.56) 0.94 (0.67–1.32) 0.82 (0.56–1.21) 278 59 (24.46) 0.96 (0.63–1.47) 1.21 (0.72–2.00)
 Secondary/Tertiary 87 19 (21.74) 1.53 (0.85–2.75) 1.06 (0.54–2.07) 243 62 (24.64) 0.97 (0.64–1.49) 1.05 (0.64–1.74)
Marital Status
 Single 156 33 (22.05) 1.00 1.00 171 26 (13.53) 1.00 1.00
 Married 3218 462 (14.63) 0.61 (0.36–1.00) 0.44 (0.24–0.81)** 772 191 (25.88) 2.23 (1.33–3.73)** 1.29 (0.68–2.44)
 Divorced/Widow 222 57 (24.12) 1.52 (0.62–2.03) 0.73 (0.34–1.54) 85 27 (35.17) 3.46 (1.67–7.19) 1.27 (0.47–3.39)
Sex
 Male 1773 314 (17.62) 1.00 1.00 457 119 (26.60) 1.00 1.00
 Female 1827 239 (13.35) 0.72 (0.58–0.89)** 0.74 (0.55–1.00)* 457 126 (23.52) 0.86 (0.60–1.20) 0.81 (0.53–1.23)
Family history of HBP
 Yes 482 117 (23.57) 1.00 1.00 339 111 (32.70) 1.00 1.00
 No 482 358 (13.97) 0.53 (0.40–0.70)*** 0.62 (0.45–0.83)** 622 121 (20.85) 0.54 (0.37–0.64)** 0.67 (0.44–1.02)
Current smoking
 Yes 447 56 (12.56) 1.00 1.00
 No 3152 497 (15.74) 1.3 (0.93–1.82) 1.52 (1.00–2.32)
Physical activity
 Low 439 95 (19.35) 1.00 1.00 237 71 (30.56) 1.00 1.00
 Moderate 761 125 (17.26) 0.86 (0.62–1.22) 1.01 (0.68–1.51) 331 68 (21.57) 0.62 (0.39–0.99)* 0.77 (0.45–1.30)
 High(intense) 1890 269 (14.31) 0.62 (0.52–0.93)* 0.84 (0.59–1.21) 367 78 (22.92) 0.67 (0.43–1.06) 0.93 (0.55–1.58)
Main type of fat used
 None 397 50 (11.32) 1.00 1.00
 Vegetable oil 2025 308 (14.76) 1.36 (0.93–1.98) 1.42 (0.89–2.27)
 Butter/lard/margarine 1090 179 (17.83) 1.70 (1.15–2.52)** 1.98 (1.22–3.22)**
BMI (kg/m2)
 Underweight 434 61 (14.35) 1 1.00 66 9 (14.18) 1.00 1.00
 Normal 2 637 374 (14.23) 0.98 (0.70–1.38) 1.02 (0.67–1.54) 547 105 (19.7) 1.48 (0.63–3.48) 2.0 (0.77–5.18)
 Overweight 2 637 88 (24.47) 1.93 (1.26–2.95)** 1.87 (1.13–3.10)* 252 65 (30.53) 2.66 (1.10–6.42)* 3.76 (1.41–10.06)**
 Obese 66 26 (42.36) 4.38 (2.34–8.19)*** 4.63 (2.21–9.69)*** 129 63 (48.68) 5.74 (2.31–14.26)*** 8.01 (2.94–21.84)***
HDL cholesterol
 High 2782 389 (13.71) 1.00 1.00 715 163 (24.29) 1.00 1.00
 Low 2782 163 (21.20) 1.70 (1.32–2.16)*** 1.77 (1.31–2.40)*** 292 77 (26.40) 1.12 (0.77–1.62) 1.26 (0.81–1.94)

a Crude Odds Ratios

b Adjusted Odds Ratios

c Prevalence adjusted to WHO world standard population