Table 5.
Association of adherence to lifestyle modifications by selected characteristics, among hypertensive patients in public health hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2016
| Variables | Lifestyle adherence
|
COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adherent N (%) | Nonadherent N (%) | |||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 164 (52.7) | 46 (49.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Female | 147 (47.3) | 47 (50.5) | 1.14 (0.72, 1.81) | 2.290 (1.10, 4.75)* |
| Age, years | ||||
| 21–39 | 5 (5.4) | 28 (9) | 1.00 | |
| 40–59 | 61 (65.6) | 177 (56.9) | 1.93 (0.71, 5.22) | 2.24 (0.62, 8.06) |
| >60 | 27 (29.0) | 106 (34.1) | 1.43 (0.50, 4.04) | 5.72 (1.16, 28.13)* |
| Marital status | ||||
| Not cohabited | 20 (21.5) | 128 (41.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Cohabited | 73 (78.5) | 183 (58.8) | 2.553 (1.482, 4.40) | 1.23 (0.58, 2.62) |
| Education | ||||
| No formal education | 8 (8.6) | 135 (43.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Formal education | 85 (91.4) | 176 (56.6) | 8.15 (3.82, 17.40) | 2.19 (0.63, 7.62) |
| Work status | ||||
| Employed | 78 (83.9) | 179 (57.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Unemployed | 15 (16.1) | 132 (42.4) | 0.26 (0.14, 0.47) | 0.18 (0.05, 0.60)* |
| Time since diagnosis | ||||
| <2 years | 3 (3.2) | 46 (14.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 2–4 years | 45 (48.4) | 112 (36.0) | 6.16 (1.82, 20.88) | 7.14 (1.56, 32.78) |
| ≥4 years | 45 (48.4) | 153 (49.2) | 4.51 (1.34, 15.19) | 4.59 (1.00, 20.97)* |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| Yes | 69 (74.2) | 155 (49.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 24 (25.8) | 156 (50.2) | 0.35 (0.21, 0.58) | 0.24 (0.11, 0.50)** |
| Knowledge | ||||
| Poor knowledge | 4 (4.3) | 171 (55.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Good knowledge | 89 (95.7) | 140 (45.0) | 27.18 (9.738, 75.85) | 13.26 (4.12, 42.71)** |
| Self efficacy | ||||
| Good efficacy | 11 (11.8) | 139 (44.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Poor efficacy | 82 (88.2) | 172 (55.3) | 6.02 (3.09, 11.75) | 3.92 (1.61, 9.56)* |
| Social support | ||||
| Not supported | 9 (9.7) | 191 (61.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Supported | 84 (90.3) | 120 (38.6) | 14.86 (7.20, 30.65) | 10.70 (4.59, 24.96)** |
Notes:
*
AOR is statistically significant at P<0.05,
**
AOR is statistically significant at P<0.001.
Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; COR, crude odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.