Table 4.

Univariate and multivariate analysis for predicting higher CV risk factors.

Category		Univariate			Multivariate
		OR	95% CI	p value	OR	95% CI	p value
Gender	Female	Ref
	Male	3.715	1.596–8.647	0.002	3.142	1.027–9.613	0.045
DBP	<90	Ref
	≥90	15.589	7.205–33.727	<0.001	20.054	6.836–58.830	<0.001
TC	<200	Ref
	≥200	9.723	4.652–20.324	<0.001	4.315	1.389–13.323	<0.001

p value < 0.05 significant, p value < 0.001 highly significant. Variables were entered into the multivariate logistic regression model with forward stepwise method.

DBP, diastolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.