Table 7.

Binary Logistic Regression Analysis for Factors Predicting Controlled Blood Pressure

Parameter	Uncontrolled BP, N (%)	Controlled BP, N (%)	OR	95% CI for OR Lower-Upper	P-value
Gender
Female	190 (54.0)	162 (46.0)	1
Male	194 (49.9)	195 (50.1)	1.179	0.883–1.574	0.264
Age
18–40 years	86 (61.4)	54 (38.6)	1
41–59 years	184 (53.5)	160 (46.6)	1.385	0.927–2.068
≥60 years	114 (44.4)	143 (55.6)	1.998	1.313–3.040	0.004*
Marital status
Married	332 (52.5)	300 (47.5)	1
Unmarried/divorced/widowed	52 (47.7)	57 (52.3)	1.213	0.807–1.822	0.352
Education
Uneducated	112 (57.7)	82 (42.3)	1
Primary or below	79 (48.5)	84 (51.5)	1.452	0.955–2.208
Secondary and higher secondary	135 (51.5)	127 (48.5)	1.285	0.884–1.868
Graduate and above	58 (47.5)	64 (52.5)	1.507	0.956–2.377	0.227
BMI
Obese	152 (53.1)	134 (46.9)	1
Normal weight	216 (52.6)	195 (47.4)	1.024	0.757–1.386
Underweight	16 (36.4)	28 (63.6)	1.985	1.029–3.828	0.113
Profession
Housewives	165 (55.4)	133 (44.6)	1
Officers	35 (44.9)	43 (55.1)	1.524	0.923–2.516
Clerical staff	33 (53.2)	29 (46.8)	1.090	0.630–1.887
Worker/labourer	77 (52.0)	71 (48.0)	1.144	0.771–1.698
Retired/unemployed	65 (46.4)	75 (53.6)	1.431	0.957–2.142
Self-employed	9 (60.0)	6 (40.0)	0.827	0.287–2.382	0.407
Entitlement status
Non-entitled	245 (55.9)	193 (44.1)	1
Entitled	139 (45.9)	164 (54.1)	1.498	1.116–2.010	0.007*
Smoking status
Non-smoker	301 (51.5)	284 (48.5)	1
Smoker	58 (55.8)	46 (44.2)	0.841	0.553–1.279
Ex-smoker	25 (48.1)	27 (51.9)	1.145	0.649–2.019	0.615
Treatment duration
≤5 years	276 (55.4)	222 (44.6)	1
6–9 years	29 (39.7)	44 (60.3)	1.886	1.143–3.113
≥10 years	79 (46.5)	91 (53.5)	1.432	1.010–2.031	0.013*
No. of medications
1	156 (51.5)	147 (48.5)
2	168 (49.4)	172 (50.6)
3	59 (60.8)	38 (39.2)	0.884	0.716–1.091	0.250
Comorbidities
No	294 (54.9)	242 (45.1)	1
Yes	90 (43.9)	115 (56.1)	1.552	1.123–2.147	0.008*
Medication adherence level
Non-adherent	192 (68.8)	87 (31.2)	1
Adherent	192 (41.6)	270 (58.4	3.103	2.268–4.247	0.0001*

Note: *P<0.05.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure.