Table 3.

Factors associated with high blood pressure and anemia

Variable	High blood pressure		Anemia
	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Age
15–19	1.00		1.00
20–24	2.32	1.88–2.87*	1.01	0.97-1.03
25–29	3.61	2.96–4.40*	0.96	0.94-0.99*
30–34	4.40	3.61–5.37*	0.95	0.92-0.98*
35–39	6.14	5.04–7.46*	1.02	0.98-1.05
40–44	8.95	7.37–10.87*	1.05	1.01-1.09*
45–49	12.45	10.25–15.12*	0.96	0.92-0.99*
Residence
Urban	1.00		1.00
Rural	0.61	0.56–0.66*	1.08	1.06-1.10*
Educational level
None	1.00		1.00
Primary	1.85	1.66–2.07*	0.73	0.72-0.75*
Secondary	1.76	1.57–1.97*	0.71	0.70-0.73*
Higher	2.96	2.51-3.48*	0.51	0.48-0.54*
Religion
Christianity	1.00		1.00
Islam	0.90	0.77–1.04	1.58	1.54–1.61*
Others/no religion	0.70	0.56–0.88*	1.33	1.28-1.38*
Marital status
Never married	1.00		1.00
Married/currently living with a partner	3.39	3.02–3.81*	1.16	1.13-1.18*
Wealth index
Poorest	1.00		1.00
Poorer	1.50	1.30–1.73*	0.92	0.89-0.94*
Middle	1.66	1.45-1.91*	0.87	0.84-0.89*
Richer	2.04	1.78-2.33*	0.79	0.77-0.81*
Richest	2.20	1.94-2.51*	0.68	0.66-0.70*
Currently working	1.11	1.02–1.20*	0.95	0.93-0.97*
Number of children
Nulliparous	1.00		1.00
1–4	4.02	3.53–4.57*	1.06	1.04-1.08*
4+	4.02	3.49-4.63*	1.18	1.15-1.21*
Alcohol consumption	0.27	0.22–0.32*	0.69	0.66-0.72*
Smoking	1.41	1.17-1.70*	0.97	0.92-1.02
Exercise	1.52	1.35–1.71*	0.77	0.68-0.87*
Fruit consumption
Low	1.00		1.00
Moderate	0.74	0.57–0.97*	1.07	0.96-1.19
High	0.91	0.72–1.14	1.20	1.08–1.33*
Vegetable consumption
Low	1.00		1.00
Moderate	0.66	0.51–0.86*	1.03	0.92-1.15
High	0.89	0.70–1.11	0.99	0.90–1.11
Body mass index
Normal	1.00		1.00
Underweight	0.66	0.54–0.82*	1.09	1.05-1.12*
Overweight	2.44	2.19-2.72*	0.84	0.82-0.86*
Obesity	5.34	4.75-5.99*	0.71	0.68-0.74*

^*significant at p < 0.05; OR = Odds ratio