Table 2.

Bivariate and Multivariate analysis for risk factors of hypertension among Out Patient Clients in Yekatit 12 Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Variable	Yes (%)	No (%)	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
Age group
18–27	5 (8.8%)	52 (91.2%)	1.00	1.00
28–37	20 (20.8%)	76 (79.2%)	2.73 (0.96–7.75)	1.19 (0.33–4.3)
38–47	28 (27.5%)	74 (72.5%)	3.93 (1.42–10.86)*	1.02 (0.29–3.53)
48–57	40 (45.5%)	48 (54.5%)	8.66 (3.15–23.77)**	1.68 (0.45–6.21)
58+	76 (52.8%)	68 (47.2%)	11.62 (4.38–30.79) **	2.44 (0.7–8.49)
Having ever been told hypertension
Yes	131 (66.5%)	66 (33.5%)	13.16 (8.38–20.67)**	15.47 (7.74–30.8)*
No	38 (13.1%)	252 (86.9%)	1.00	1.00
Having ever been told diabetes
Yes	63 (11.6%)	59 (48.4%)	2.6 (1.71–3.97)**	0.63 (0.26–1.52)*
No	106 (29%)	259 (71%)	1.00	1.00
Past tobacco smoking
Yes	46 (50%)	46 (50%)	2.21 (1.39–3.5)**	1.8 (0.87–3.69)
No	123 (31.1%)	272 (68.9%)	1.00	1.00
Past alcohol drinking
Yes	125 (41.1%)	179 (58.9%)	2.2 (1.46–3.32)**	0.83 (0.4–1.75)
No	44 (24%)	139 (76%)	1.00	1.00
Current alcohol drinking
Yes	82 (43.2%)	108 (56.8%)	1.83 (1.253–2.68)**	1.69 (0.49–5.83)
No	87 (23.3%)	210 (70.7%)	1.00	1.00
Butter type
Animal product	111 (40.4%)	164 (59.6%)	1.51 (1.89–2.5)*	2.66 (1.25–5.67)*
Vegetable product	32 (25%)	96 (75%)	0.74 (0.4–1.37)	1.04 (0.44–2.44)
Do not use	26 (31%)	58 (69%)	1.00	1.00
Participate on vigorous working activity
Yes	42 (27.1%)	113 (72.9%)	1.00	1.00
No	127 (38.3%)	205 (61.7%)	1.66 (1.09–2.53)**	0.85 (0.46–1.59)
Doing physical exercise/sport
Yes	20 (23.8%)	64 (76.2%)	1.00	1.00
No	149 (37%)	254 (63%)	1.87 (1.09–3.22)**	2.83 (1.34–6.01)*
Body mass index
Underweight	7 (13.79%)	44 (86.3%)	1.00	1.00
Normal	79 (30.3%)	182 (69.7%)	2.72 (1.17–6.32)*	4.08 (1.33–12.51)*
Overweight	66 (47.8%)	72 (52.2%)	5.76 (2.42–13.68)**	5.02 (1.58–15.94)*
Obese	17 (45.9%)	20 (54.1%)	5.34 (1.91–14.91)**	3.98 (1.04–16.11)*

* p-value < 0.05, ** p-value < 0.005