Table 7.

Multivariate regression analysis of variables predicting high blood pressure among respondents

Variable	Crude OR, 95%CI, p-value	Adjusted OR, 95%CI, p-value
Sex (vs male)
Female	2.611, 1.317–5.177, 0.006	2.067, 1.007–4.243, 0.048
Body Mass Index (vs normal)
Obese	15.100, 6.031–37.801, 0.0001	12.437, 4.636–33.364, 0.0001
Overweight	6.606, 3.072–14.208, 0.0001	5.574, 2.501–12.421, 0.0001
Physically activity (vs physically inactive)
Physically active	1.533, 0.808–2.909, 0.191	0.891, 0.451–1.759, 0.739
Residence (vs rural)
Urban	1.982, 1.026–3.925, 0.042	1.189, 0.576–2.453, 0.639