Table 5. Odds of uncontrolled blood pressure among hypertensive Syrian refugees and host communities in Lebanon.

	Controlled BP	Uncontrolled BPa	P-value b	Odds of Uncontrolled BPa
	(N= 237)	(N= 133)		Crude OR (95% CI)c	Adjusted OR (95% CI)d
Individual Condition/Patient Characteristics
Diagnosed comorbidity (hypertension & type 2 diabetes)	50.20%	47.40%	0.600	1.12 (0.73,1.71)	0.76 (0.44,1.32)
Time since diagnosis (in years)
< 2 years	9.90%	9.80%	0.316	Reference	Reference
2 - 4.9 years	26.20%	19.60%		1.33 (0.55,3.22)	1.06 (0.37,3.03)
5 - 9.9 years	32.20%	38.40%		0.83 (0.36,1.91)	0.65 (0.24,1.74)
10 - 14.9 years	15.80%	21.40%		0.73 (0.3,1.82)	0.8 (0.28,2.32)
15+ years	15.80%	10.70%		1.47 (0.54,3.95)	1.28 (0.39,4.17)
Age (in years)
40 - 49 years	15.60%	19.70%	0.754	Reference	Reference
50 - 59 years	38.00%	35.60%		1.35 (0.73,2.48)	0.88 (0.39,1.97)
60 - 69 years	29.10%	26.50%		1.39 (0.73,2.64)	0.76 (0.33,1.79)
70+ years	17.30%	18.20%		1.2 (0.59,2.44)	0.69 (0.26,1.84)
Gender
Male	40.90%	29.30%	0.026	Reference	Reference
Female	59.10%	70.70%		0.60 (0.38,0.94)	0.74 (0.41,1.35)
Population Group
Host Community	39.60%	23.20%	0.002	Reference	Reference
Syrian Refugee	60.40%	76.80%		2.17 (1.32,3.57)	2.43 (1.29,4.56)
Highest Education Level Completed
Less than Primary	62.90%	65.40%	0.847	Reference	Reference
Primary	25.30%	24.80%		1.06 (0.64,1.75)	1.03 (0.53,1.99)
Secondary	9.30%	6.80%		1.43 (0.63,3.24)	1.21 (0.41,3.58)
University or higher	2.50%	3.00%		0.88 (0.24,3.19)	0.53 (0.1,2.88)
Household Characteristics
Region of Residence
Beirut/Mt. Lebanon	14.80%	28.60%	< 0.001	Reference	Reference
Bekaa	8.40%	24.80%		0.66 (0.32,1.35)	0.96 (0.4,2.34)
South	76.80%	46.60%		3.19 (1.85,5.48)	3.71 (1.34,10.3)
Residence Area
Urban	80.60%	58.30%	< 0.001	Reference	Reference
Rural	19.40%	41.70%		0.34 (0.21,0.54)	1.01 (0.39,2.57)
Crowding e	10.60%	21.10%	0.006	0.44 (0.25,0.8)	0.75 (0.35,1.61)
Socioeconomic Quartile f
Bottom	19.40%	21.80%	0.501	Reference	Reference
2nd	24.90%	27.10%		1.03 (0.55,1.93)	0.77 (0.34,1.75)
3rd	25.70%	28.60%		1.01 (0.55,1.87)	0.61 (0.27,1.4)
Top	30.00%	22.60%		1.49 (0.79,2.8)	0.72 (0.31,1.69)

BP = Blood Pressure; OR = Odds Ratio

^aUncontrolled blood pressure (BP) characterized as systolic BP > 140 and/or diastolic BP>90mmHg

^bIndependent t-test for continuous variables, Chi-square test for categorical variables

^cBold indicates statistically significant (p < 0.10) findings

^dBold indicates statistically significant (p < 0.05) findings

^e5+ people per sleeping room

^fBased on monthly expenditures