Table 3.

Bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions for risk factors of hypertension among adults in pastoral communities in Monduli District, Tanzania, 2020 (n = 510)

	Hypertension (n = 131)	Crude OR (n = 510)	Adjusted OR (n = 510)
Variables	n(%)	OR (95% CI)	AOR(95% CI)
Age
18–29	25(19.1)	Ref	Ref
30–39	20(15.3)	1.83(0.95–3.51)	2.11(1.02–4.36)*
40–59	48(36.6)	3.52(2.1–6.09)***	3.34(1.75–6.37)***
Above 60	38(29)	4.92(2.71–8.91)***	4.1(1.82–8.02)***
Gender
Female	65(49.6)	Ref	Ref
Male	66(50.4)	1.2(0.8–1.77)	1.75(1.06–2.88)*
Monthly income (Tsh)
No income	47(35.9)	Ref	Ref
< 50,000	32(24.4)	0.56(0.33–0.95)*	0.47(0.25–0.91)*
50,000-200,000	16(12.2)	0.37(1.9–0.71)**	0.45(0.21–1.49)
> 200,000	36(27.5)	0.81(0.48–1.36)	0.79(0.43–1.49)
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Underweight	7(5.3)	Ref	Ref
Normal	42(32.1)	1.06(0.44–2.56)	1.34(0.47–3.42)
Overweight or Obese	50(38.2)	3.33(1.37–8.09)**	2.72(1.27–7.1)*
Abdominal Obesity
Normal	59(45.1)	Ref	Ref
Obesity	72(54.9)	2.59(1.73–3.89)***	1.56(0.95–2.59)
Sedentary time per day (hours)
No	48(36.6)	Ref	Ref
1 to 2	32(24.4)	0.87(0.52–1.46)	1.36(0.63–2.16)
3 to 5	13(9.9)	0.36(0.18–0.71)**	0.52(0.24–1.13)
≥ 6	38(29)	2.1(1.2–3.5)**	3.19(1.61–6.32)**
Physical activity category (PA)
Low	72(54.9)	Ref	Ref
Moderately	24(18.3)	0.823(0.47–1.42)	0.87(0.44–1.72)
High	35(26.7)	0.45(0.28–0.72)**	0.55(0.31–0.96)*
Consumption of cereals
No	18(13.7)	Ref	Ref
Yes	113(86.3)	0.24(0.11–0.5)***	0.42(0.18–1.07)
Consumption of fatty foods
No	87(66.4)	Ref	Ref
Yes	44(33.6)	1.33(0.86–2.03)	2.23(1.275–3.93)**
Consumption of fruits
No	117(89.3)	Ref	Ref
Yes	14(10.7)	0.51(0.27–0.94)*	0.37(0.18–0.77)**

*P < .05, **P < .01, ***P < 0.001; CI confidence interval, OR Odd ratio. Only variables significantly associated with hypertension in the multivariate logistic regression were shown