Table 1.

Association between factors of age, sex, and female history of hypertension with hypertension in children

	Hypertension		OR	95% CI for OR	P
	Yes, n (%)	No, n (%)
Age (years)
6-12	20 (6.5)	288 (93.5)	0.419	0.227-0.775	0.006
13-17	26 (14.2)	157 (85.8)
Gender
Male	13 (5.9)	206 (94.1)	0.457	0.234-0.892	0.022
Female	33 (12.1)	239 (87.9)
Family history of hypertension
Yes	25 (12.5)	175 (87.5)	1.837	0.997-3.382	0.051
No	21 (7.2)	270 (92.8)

OR – Odds ratio; CI – Confidence interval