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. 2021 Feb 10;16(1):12. doi: 10.5334/gh.858

Table 3.

Logistic regression results: Associations of HIV status, socio-demographic, and behavioral characteristics with hypertension.

Unadjusted OR, 95% CI Adjusted OR, 95% CI

HIV Status: positive vs. negative 0.63 (0.49, 0.80)*** 0.66 (0.50, 0.88)**  
Socio-demographics
Sex: Female vs. Male 0.96 (0.75, 1.23)       0.80 (0.60, 1.08)      
Age 1.04 (1.02, 1.05)*** 1.05 (1.03, 1.06)***
Marital status
    Single Ref       Ref      
    Married 1.08 (0.75, 1.57)       1.15 (0.76, 1.73)      
    Cohabiting 0.94 (0.59, 1.51)       1.32 (0.80, 2.18)      
    Separated/Divorced 1.07 (0.62, 1.84)       1.05 (0.60, 1.86)      
    Widow/Widower 1.19 (0.73, 1.92)       1.04 (0.62, 1.74)      
Highest level of education
    None/incomplete primary Ref       Ref      
    Primary/incomplete secondary 1.10 (0.85, 1.41)       1.29 (0.98, 1.71)      
    Secondary or higher 1.03 (0.68, 1.56)       1.19 (0.76, 1.87)      
Biomass use: Charcoal/Other vs. Wood 1.12 (0.75, 1.68)       1.02 (0.66, 1.58)      
Household size 0.99 (0.95, 1.04)       0.97 (0.92, 1.02)      
Behavioral and clinical characteristics
Current smoker
    Non-smoker Ref       Ref      
    Occasional smoker 0.90 (0.58, 1.38)       0.83 (0.52, 1.31)      
    Daily smoker 0.58 (0.33, 1.01)       0.56 (0.31, 1.02)      
Body Mass Index (kg/m2): Median (IQR) 1.07 (1.04, 1.09)*** 1.08 (1.05, 1.12)***

IQR: Interquartile Range; OR: Odds ratio.

Adjusted models included all variables within the table.

P-value: statistical significance (0.049–0.01)*; 0.009–0.001**; less than 0.001***.