Table 2. Estimation of systolic hypertension and ordinal logistic regression analysis of factors associated with systolic blood pressure in study participants (N = 1952).
| Variables | Systolic Blood Pressure(mmHg) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤120 (N = 1440) | 121–139 (N = 196) = 196) | ≥140 (N = 316) | OR [95% CI] | P value | ||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 754 (72.3%) | 116 (11.1%) | 173 (16.6%) | 1.37 (1.00, 1.89) | <0.050 | |
| Female | 686 (75.5%) | 80 (8.8%) | 143 (15.7%) | 1.00 | ||
| Age | ||||||
| ≥ 65 years | 150 (55.8%) | 23 (8.6%) | 96 (35.7%) | 6.21 (3.99, 9.68) | <0.001 | |
| 55–64 years | 145 (67.8%) | 22 (10.3%) | 47 (22.0%) | 3.40 (2.11, 5.48) | <0.001 | |
| 45–54 years | 202 (68.7%) | 32 (10.9%) | 60 (20.4%) | 2.98 (1.93,4.60) | <0.001 | |
| 35–44 years | 366 (74.5%) | 63 (12.8%) | 62 (12.6%) | 1.79 (1.19, 2.70) | <0.005 | |
| 25–34 years | 577 (84.4%) | 56 (8.2%) | 51 (7.5%) | 1.00 | ||
| BMI | ||||||
| ≥25kg/m2 | 87 (55.8%) | 24 (15.4%) | 45 (28.8%) | 2.60 (1.43, 4.71) | <0.002 | |
| 18.0–24.9kg/m2 | 1156 (74.8%) | 153 (9.9%) | 236 (15.3%) | 1.25 (0.83, 1.90) | ||
| <18.0kg/m2 | 197 (78.5%) | 19 (7.6%) | 35 (13.9%) | 1.00 | ||
| WHtR | ||||||
| High | 391 (63.9%) | 75 (12.3%) | 146 (23.9%) | 1.83 (1.36, 2.45) | <0.0010 | |
| Normal | 1049 (78.3%) | 121 (9.0%) | 170 (12.7%) | 1.00 | ||
| Educational level | ||||||
| Post-secondary | 90 (75.0%) | 16 (13.3%) | 14 (11.7%) | 0.95 (0.47, 1.93) | ||
| Secondary school | 142 (76.8%) | 24 (13.0%) | 19 (10.3%) | 0.69 (0.38, 1.24) | ||
| Primary school | 568 (76.9%) | 74 (10.0%) | 97 (13.1%) | 0.82 (0.58, 1.15) | ||
| Illiterate | 640 (70.5%) | 82 (9.0%) | 186 (20.5%) | 1.00 | ||
| Family size | ||||||
| >5 members | 944 (72.3%) | 143 (10.9%) | 219 (16.8%) | 1.03 (0.77, 1.38) | ||
| ≤5 members | 496 (76.8%) | 53 (8.2%) | 97 (15.0%) | 1.00 | ||
| Family income | ||||||
| >500 birr | 621 (76.3%) | 85 (10.4%) | 108 (13.3%) | 0.72 (0.55, 0.96) | <0.022 | |
| ≤500 birr | 819 (72.0%) | 111 (9.8%) | 208 (18.3%) | 1.00 | ||
| Family HTN | ||||||
| Yes | 94 (71.8%)4 | 11 (8.4%) | 26 (19.8%) | 1.43 (0.88, 2.33) | ||
| No | 1346 (73.9%) | 185 (10.2%) | 290 (15.9%) | 1.00 | ||
WHtR–waist-to-height ratio, HTN–hypertension, BMI–body mass index, OR-odds ratio. The test is significant at α < 0.05.