Table 2.

The association between number of cohabitants, relationship status and hypertension control stratified by sex

Model	Sex	Location	2a. Cohabitation			2b. Relationship status
			1–2 cohabitants OR (95% CI)	3–4 cohabitants OR (95% CI)	5 and more cohabitants OR (95% CI)	Yes OR (95% CI)	No OR (95% CI)
Model 1: Crude + age	Male	All	0.31(0.16–0.59)	0.60 (0.35–1.04)	1.00 (Ref)	1.00 (Ref)	0.99 (0.62–1.58)
		Europe	0.34 (0.16–0.70)	0.67 (0.35–1.29)			1.06 (0.64–1.76)
		Ghana	–	0.21 (0.04–1.03)			0.46 (0.05–3.98)
Model 2: Model 1 + Educational status and Employment		All	0.30 (0.16–0.57)	0.60 (0.34–1.04)	1.00 (Ref)	1.00 (Ref)	0.94 (0.58–1.51)
		Europe	0.32 (0.15–0.68)	0.66 (0.34–1.29)			1.05 (0.62–1.78)
		Ghana	–	0.28 (0.5–1.48)			0.40 (0.04–3. 3.65)
Model 1: Crude + age	Female	All	1.28(0.88–1.86)	1.29 (0.91–1.82)	1.00 (Ref)	1.00 (Ref)	0.97 (0.73–1.29)
		Europe	1.13(0.68–1.87)	1.28 (0.79–2.06)			1.00 (0.71–1.41)
		Ghana	0.99(0.49–2.05)	0.88 (0.46–1.64)			0.82 (0.47–1.43)
Model 2: Model 1 + Educational status and Employment		All	1.26(0.86–1.85)	1.27 (0.89–1.81)	1.00 (Ref)	1.00 (Ref)	0.98 (0.72–1.32)
		Europe	1.12 (0.67–1.88)	1.13 (0.75–1.71)			1.05 (0.72–1.52)
		Ghana	0.99 (0.48–2.07)	0.87 (0.46–1.65)			0.82 (0.46–1.44)

– No cases