Table 3.

Factors Associated with Adherence to Recommended Lifestyle Modifications Among Hypertensive Patients Attending Chronic Follow-up Units at Dessie Referral Hospital, North East Ethiopia, 2020 (n=301)

Variables		Adherence to Lifestyle Modifications		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	P –value
		Adherent (n=71)	Non-Adherent (n=230)
Sex	Male	43	111	1.00
	Female	28	119	0.61 (0.35–1.04)*
Age in years	18–35	16	51	1.85 (0.86–3.95)*
	36–45	21	48	2.57 (1.25–5.32)*
	46–55	17	31	3.23 (1.47–7.06)*
	>55	17	100	1.00
Marital status	Married	53	120	1.00
	Not married	6	22	0.62 (0.24–1.61)*
	Divorced	6	39	0.35 (0.14–0.87)*	0.35 (0.13–0.94)**	0.038
	Widowed	6	49	0.28 (0.11–0.69)*	0.27 (0.10–0.75)**	0.012
Educational status	Cannot read and write	7	60	1.00	1.00
	Read and write only	6	37	1.39 (0.43–4.46)	1.40 (0.40–4.94)
	Primary	12	56	1.84 (0.68–4.99)	1.89 (0.63–5.71)
	Secondary	16	19	7.22 (2.58–20.16)*	4.85 (1.54–15.22)**	0.007
	College/University	30	58	4.43 (1.81–10.89)*	1.62 (0.54–4.81)
Occupational status	Employed	43	105	1.83 (1.06–3.14)*
	Unemployed	28	125	1.00
Monthly income	No regular income	9	50	0.82 (0.37–1.83)*	0.22 (0.08–0.65)**	0.006
	< 3000 ETB	35	160	1.00	1.00
	≥ 3000 ETB	27	20	6.17 (3.11–12.23)*	5.58 (2.46–12.66)**	0.001
Presence of co-morbidities	Yes	28	155	3.17 (1.83–5.50)*	2.37 (1.23–4.57)**	0.010
	No	43	75	1.00	1.00
Knowledge level	Good	50	125	2.00 (1.13–3.54)*	1.83 (0.92–3.65)**	0.045
	Poor	21	105	1.00	1.00
Self-efficacy	Good efficacy	57	109	4.52 (2.39–8.57)*	3.64 (1.75–7.55)**	0.001
	Poor Efficacy	14	121	1.00

Notes: NB: *Variables having a (p≤ 0.2) in bivariable analysis, **Statistically significant at p≤ 0.05 in the multivariable analysis.