Table 3. Univariate meta-regression analysis results for the prevalence of hypertension in Ethiopia, 2019.
Study level variables | Adjusted R2 | Standard error | Coefficients (95% CI) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mean age | 36.67 | 0.14 | 0.58 (0.31–0.86) * | |
Publication year | 00 | 0.57 | 0.58(-0.54–1.69) | |
Sample size | 00 | 0.0008 | 0.00072 (-0.0023–0.0009) | |
Regions | Tigray | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Amhara | 4.59 | 6.88 (-2.13–15.89) | ||
Addis Ababa | 20 | 4.48 | 10.01(1.22–18.80) * | |
Oromia | 4.49 | 4.39 (-4.40–13.19) | ||
SNNPR | 4.76 | 8.67 (-0.65–18.00) | ||
Somali | 5.64 | 5.77 (-5.30–16.54) | ||
Dire Dawa | 8.21 | 9.03 (-7.07–25.12) |
NB:
* = Statistically significant at 5% level, CI = Confidence Interval.