Table 3. Association of selected risk factors with prevalence of hypertension among men in Benue, Nigeria.
| Simple Logistic Regression | Multiple Logistic Regression | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Unadjusted Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) | p-value | Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) | p-value | |
| Age Categories | 18–30 years | 1 | 1 | ||
| 31–40 years | 1.1 (0.9–1.3) | 0.09 | 1.03 (0.9–1.2) | 0.7 | |
| 41–50 years | 1.5 (1.3–1.8) | <0.01 | 1.4 (1.2–1.7) | 0.0004 | |
| >50 years | 2.4 (1.9–3.0) | <0.01 | 2.4 (1.8–3.0) | <0.01 | |
| Age in years | 1.02 (1.01–1.03) | <0.01 | |||
| Overall BMI | 1.09 (1.07–1.1) | <0.001 | |||
| BMI Categories | Normal | 1 | 1 | ||
| Underweight | 0.7 (0.5–0.99) | 0.05 | 0.7 (0.5–0.9) | 0.01 | |
| Overweight | 1.6 (1.4–1.8) | 0.001 | 1.5 (1.3–1.8) | 0.001 | |
| Obese | 2.8 (2.2–3.6) | 0.001 | 2.6 (2.0–3.3) | 0.001 | |
| Education | Completed Primary education | 1 | 1 | ||
| No formal education | 1.0 (0.8–1.3) | 0.9 | |||
| Completed Secondary Education | 0.99 (0.9–1.1) | 0.9 | |||
| Completed Tertiary Education | 1.4 (1.1–1.7) | 0.0008 | |||
| Monthly Income | 0–20,000 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 20,001–50,000 | 1.3 (1.1–1.5) | 0.005 | |||
| 50,001–100,000 | 1.6 (1.2–2.1) | 0.0006 | |||
| >100,001 | 1.8 (1.1–2.8) | 0.01 | |||
| Location | Rural | 1 | 1 | ||
| Semi -urban | 0.9 (0.8–1.1) | 0.33 | 0.9 (0.8–1.1) | 0.2 | |
| Urban | 1.8 (1.4–2.3) | <0.001 | 1.6 (1.2–2.1) | 0.001 | |
| Alcohol Use | 1.3 (1.1–1.4) | 0.001 | 1.2 (1.1–1.4) | 0.001 | |
| Current tobacco use | 1.0 (0.8–1.1) | 0.4 | |||
| Self-reported history of diabetes | 1.3 (0.9–1.9) | 0.1 | |||