Table 2.

Multivariate analysis of baseline characteristics associated with staying in the programme for 12 months

	OR (95% CI)	P value
Enrolled year prior to the break	0.46 (0.35 to 0.60)	0.00
Sex	0.88 (0.63 to 1.24)	0.48
Age (1-year increments)	1.01 (1.00 to 1.02)	0.03
BMI	1.00 (0.97 to 1.02)	0.90
Education reference category: no formal education
Primary education	1.41 (1.03 to 1.93)	0.03
Secondary education	1.13 (0.73 to 1.73)	0.59
Higher education	2.42 (1.33 to 4.43)	0.004
Reference category: never married
Married/cohabitating	1.77 (0.90 to 3.48)	0.10
Separated/divorced	1.86 (0.90 to 3.87)	0.10
Widowed	1.27 (0.61 to 2.64)	0.52
Household size	1.01 (0.95 to 1.07)	0.69
Hypertension control	1.93 (1.47 to 2.54)	<0.001
Awareness of hypertension	1.00 (1.00 to 1.00)	0.97
Hypertension treatment	1.00 (0.99 to 1.00)	0.33
Any other previous diagnosis	0.86 (0.69 to 1.07)	0.18
Confidence in management of hypertension	1.00 (1.00 to 1.01)	0.63

BMI, body mass index.