Table 2.
Factors associated with undiagnosed hypertension among adult Nepalese patients.
| Characteristics | Unadjusted Models (N = 2831) |
Adjusted Model (N = 2827) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| COR | 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI | |
| Age (in Years) | ||||
| 18–29 | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| 30–59 | 0.54∗∗ | 0.38–0.76 | 0.72 | 0.47–1.09 |
| 50–69 | 0.32∗∗∗ | 0.23–0.44 | 0.35∗∗∗ | 0.22–0.54 |
| ≥70 | 0.28∗∗∗ | 0.19–0.42 | 0.25∗∗∗ | 0.15–0.41 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| Male | 1.33∗∗ | 1.13–1.55 | 1.31∗ | 1.07–1.62 |
| Education | ||||
| No education | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| Primary education | 1.17 | 0.90–1.50 | 0.89 | 0.66–1.20 |
| Secondary education | 1.18 | 0.92–1.50 | 0.97 | 0.70–1.34 |
| College and higher | 1.05 | 0.77–1.43 | 0.95 | 0.64–1.42 |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Never married | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| Married | 0.38∗∗∗ | 0.23–0.63 | 0.61 | 0.33–1.11 |
| Widowed/Divorced | 0.31∗∗∗ | 0.18–0.54 | 0.66 | 0.34–1.28 |
| Body Mass Index (BMI) | ||||
| Underweight/Normal | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| Overweight/Obese | 0.47 | 0.39–0.56 | 0.50∗∗∗ | 0.41–0.61 |
| Wealth index | ||||
| Poorest | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| Poor | 0.64∗∗ | 0.50–0.83 | 0.68∗ | 0.51–0.91 |
| Middle | 0.61∗∗ | 0.45–0.82 | 0.63∗∗ | 0.44–0.89 |
| Richer | 0.52∗∗∗ | 0.39–0.69 | 0.57∗∗ | 0.41–0.79 |
| Richest | 0.32∗∗∗ | 0.24–0.43 | 0.37∗∗∗ | 0.26–0.55 |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| Rural | 1.35∗∗ | 1.09–1.69 | 1.04 | 0.83–1.29 |
| Ecological zone | ||||
| Mountain | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| Hill | 0.96 | 0.64–1.46 | 1.22 | 0.84–1.80 |
| The Terai | 0.89 | 0.57–1.35 | 1.31 | 0.80–2.15 |
| Province of Residence | ||||
| Province 1 | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| Province 2 | 1.06 | .76–1.50 | 1.02 | 0.69–1.50 |
| Province 3 | 1.04 | 0.74–1.48 | 1.37 | 0.91–2.08 |
| Province 4 | 1.11 | 0.82–1.50 | 1.23 | 0.88–1.74 |
| Province 5 | 1.45∗ | 1.04–2.04 | 1.41 | 0.99–2.00 |
| Province 6 | 2.21∗∗∗ | 1.44–3.40 | 1.63 | 0.99–2.69 |
| Province 7 | 1.94∗∗ | 1.25–3.02 | 1.59∗ | 1.03–2.46 |