Table 3.

Multinominal logistic regression analysis on the effect of being a nurse assistant on the risk of prehypertension and hypertension by age group.

		Prehypertension vs normal blood pressure†				Hypertension vs normal blood pressure†
		Prehypertension	Normal blood pressure			Hypertension	Normal blood pressure
Age group	Nurse assistants	n (%)	n (%)	AOR (95% CI)	P	n (%)	n (%)	AOR (95% CI)	P
23–54 years	No	39 (47.6)	43 (52.4)	1.41 (0.51–3.94)	.508	12 (21.8)	43 (78.2)	3.50 (0.63–19.36)	.152
	Yes	21 (56.8)	16 (43.2)			7 (30.4)	16 (69.9)
≥ 55 years	No	36 (94.7)	2 (5.3)	0.04 (0.01–0.21)	<.001	11 (84.6)	2 (15.4)	0.04 (0.01–0.29)	.001
	Yes	29 (59.2)	20 (40.8)			6 (23.1)	20 (76.9)

Control variables: sex, education level, type of work shift, personal burnout, work-related burnout, and BMI.

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.