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. 2018 Aug 9;2018:5610725. doi: 10.1155/2018/5610725

Table 3.

Predictors of hypertension by gender.

Variable Male Female
Age-adjusted (95% CI)a AOR (95% CI)b Age-adjusted (95% CI)a AOR (95% CI)b

Sociodemographics

Education
 High school or Higher education 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
 None or elementary 1.13 (1.03, 1.25)∗∗ 1.15 (1.02, 1.28) 1.34 (1.22, 1.47)∗∗∗ 1.39 (1.25, 1.54)∗∗∗

Subjective economic background
 Poor 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
 Medium 1.06 (0.95, 1.18) 0.94 (0.84, 1.05) 0.87 (0.78, 0.97) 0.89 (0.79, 0.99)
 Rich 1.18 (1.04, 1.34)∗∗ 0.98 (0.85, 1.12) 0.82 (0.73, 0.93)∗∗ 0.85 (0.75, 0.96)
P for trend 0.011 0.842 0.002 0.015

Residence
 Rural 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
 Urban 1.17 (1.07, 1.28)∗∗∗ 1.02 (0.92, 1.12) 1.07 (0.98, 1.16) 1.08 (0.98, 1.18)

Region
 Sumatra 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
 Java 0.97 (0.88, 1.08) 0.96 (0.86, 1.07) 1.04 (0.94, 1.15) 0.98 (0.88, 1.10)
 Main islands 1.06 (0.94, 1.20) 1.03 (0.90, 1.17) 1.06 (0.94, 1.20) 1.11 (0.97, 1.26)

Body weight status and health behaviour

Body Mass Index (BMI)
 Underweight 0.66 (0.56, 0.78)∗∗∗ 0.63 (0.53, 0.74)∗∗∗ 0.72 (0.60, 0.86)∗∗∗ 0.69 (0.57, 0.84)∗∗∗
 Normal 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
 Overweight 1.93 (1.70, 2.20)∗∗∗ 1.99 (1.74, 2.26)∗∗∗ 1.29 (1.13, 1.48)∗∗∗ 1.32 (1.15, 1.51)∗∗∗
 Obese 3.01 (2.70, 3.36)∗∗∗ 3.02 (2.69, 3.39)∗∗∗ 2.18 (1.96, 2.43)∗∗∗ 2.24 (2.01, 2.50)∗∗∗
P for trend <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001

Vegetable consumption less than daily (base=daily) 0.92 (0.84, 1.01) 0.94 (0.86, 1.04) 1.07 (0.98, 1.16) 1.03 (0.93, 1.12)

Fruit consumption <trice/week (base=trice or more) 0.90 (0.82, 0.99) 0.99 (0.90, 1.09) 1.02 (0.93, 1.11) 1.04 (0.94, 1.14)

Fast food (once or more/week) (base= <once) 1.12 (0.96, 1.31) 0.96 (0.81, 1.14) 0.99 (0.85, 1.14) 1.00 (0.86, 1.17)

Fried snacks (4-7 times/week) (base=0-3 times) 1.06 (0.96, 1.18) 1.04 (0.93, 1.15) 1.12 (1.02, 1.24) 1.10 (0.99, 1.21)

Soft drinks (once or more/week) (base= <once) 1.12 (1.00, 1.25) 1.05 (0.94, 1.18) 0.97 (0.84, 1.11) 0.97 (0.84, 1.12)

Physical activity
 Low 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
 Moderate 1.18 (1.05, 1.32)∗∗ 1.20 (1.07, 1.40)∗∗ 1.02 (0.92, 1.13) 1.01 (0.91, 1.11)
 High 0.86 (0.78, 0.96)∗∗ 0.95 (0.85, 1.06) 1.00 (0.89, 1.12) 1.00 (0.88, 1.12)
P for trend 0.011 0.487 0.945 0.951

Tobacco use
 Never 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
 Quit 1.22 (1.04, 1.43) 1.19 (1.00, 1.40) 1.43 (0.94, 2.16) 1.56 (0.98, 2.48)
 Current 0.74 (0.66, 0.82)∗∗∗ 0.88 (0.79, 0.99) 0.92 (0.73, 1.17) 1.00 (0.78, 1.29)

Health care utilization 1.25 (1.11, 1.41)∗∗∗ 1.16 (1.02, 1.32) 1.23 (1.12, 1.36)∗∗∗ 1.22 (1.10, 1.35)∗∗∗

Psychosocial stress and support

Depression symptoms 1.12 (1.01, 1.24) 1.17 (1.04, 1.31)∗∗ 1.12 (1.01, 1.24) 1.09 (0.98, 1.21)

Life satisfaction (high) (base=low) 0.96 (0.88, 1.06) 0.91 (0.83, 1.01) 0.97 (0.89, 1.06) 0.97 (0.89, 1.06)

Social support/capital (high) (base=low) 0.97 (0.88, 1.06) 0.95 (0.87, 1.05) 0.92 (0.83, 1.01) 0.93 (0.83, 1.02)

AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio; CI: Confidence Interval; aadjusted for age; badjusted for all covariates; ∗∗∗ represents P<.001; ∗∗ represents P<.01; represents P<.05.