Table 2.

Multinominal logistic regression analysis of factors influencing prehypertension and hypertension in workers at elderly welfare facilities.

	Prehypertension vs normal blood pressure†		Hypertension vs normal blood pressure†
Variables	AOR (95% CI)	P	AOR (95% CI)	P
Sex
Female	1.00		1.00
Male	1.62 (0.75–3.50)	.220	3.31 (1.24–8.85)	.017
Age (years)
23–44	1.00		1.00
45–54	2.02 (0.85–4.83)	.112	2.97 (0.81–10.87)	.100
≥ 55	4.11 (1.58–10.68)	.004	4.08 (1.02–16.37)	.047
Education level
College or above	1.00		1.00
Senior high school/vocational high school or junior college	0.85 (0.35–2.06)	.721	2.11 (0.59–7.61)	.253
Junior high school or lower	3.38 (0.95–12.06)	.061	4.56 (0.78–26.80)	.093
Type of work shifts
Fixed shift	1.00		1.00
Rotating shift	2.24 (1.05–4.78)	.038	0.84 (0.28–2.54)	.763
Nurse assistants
No	1.00		1.00
Yes	0.40 (0.18–0.88)	.023	0.44 (0.15–1.31)	.140
Personal burnout
Mild	1.00		1.00
Moderate or severe	0.74 (0.28–1.94)	.539	0.45 (0.12–1.69)	.237
Work-related burnout
Mild	1.00		1.00
Moderate or severe	2.08 (0.72–5.96)	.175	7.78 (2.01–30.02)	.003
BMI
Healthy	1.00		1.00
Overweight	1.09 (0.51–2.32)	.829	2.27 (0.77–6.71)	.138
Obese	2.49 (1.09–5.72)	.031	5.23 (1.68–16.32)	.004

AOR = adjusted odds ratio (adjusted for all variables in this table), BMI = body mass index, CI = confidence interval.

^†Outcome variables were normal blood pressure, prehypertension, and hypertension.