Table 3. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis of factors associated with hypertension among study participants in Addis Ababa city, October 2018.

Variable	Hypertension		Crude OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	P-value
	Yes	No
Age
18–29	194	1314	1.00	1.00
30–49	408	896	3.08 (2.55–3.73)	2.79 (1.39–5.56)*	0.003
≥50	439	309	9.62(7.80–11.87)	8.23 (4.09–16.55)**	< 0.001
Sex
Female	538	1457	1.00	1.00
Male	458	1062	1.08 (0.93–1.25)	1.88 (1.18–2.99)*	0.004
Education
Primary	334	842	1.00	1.00
2ry & preparatory	304	879	0.87 (0.73–1.05)	1.03 (0.58–1.80)	0.66
Technique & college	142	464	0.77 (0.62–0.97)	0.97 (0.49–1.89)	0.94
Unable to read & write	261	334	1.97 (1.60–2.42)	1.10 (0.64–1.88)	0.65
Alcohol
No	660	1737	1.00	1.00
Yes	381	781	1.28 (1.10–1.49)	1.35 (0.87–2.09)	0.34
High physical activity
No	923	2095	1.00	1.00
Yes	118	424	0.62 (0.51–0.79)	1.05 (0.51–2.15)	0.88
Family history of diabetes
Yes	848	2142	1.00	1.00
No	169	300	0.70 (0.57–0.86)	1.02 (0.59–1.78)	0.93
Family history of hypertension
Yes	718	1996	1.00	1.00
No	275	443	0.58 (0.48–0.69)	0.73 (0.45–1.19)	0.34
Body Mass Index
18.5–24.9	504	1539	1.00	1.00
<18.5	48	319	0.46 (0.33–0.63)	0.27 (0.07–0.97)*	0.036
25–29.9	341	519	2.01 (1.69–2.34)	1.48 (0.95–2.32)	0.072
≥ 30	145	139	3.19 (2.47–4.10)	2.05 (1.13–3.71)*	0.011
Abdominal obesity ≥ 0.90 m (Men) & ≥ 0.85 m (Women)
No	350	1308	1.00	1.00
Yes	691	1211	2.13 (1.84–2.48)	1.70 (1.10–2.64)*	0.026
Raised blood glucose
No (< 110 mg/dL)	207	344	1.00	1.00
Yes (≥ 110 mg/dL)	30	21	2.37 (1.32–4.27)	0.943 (0.35–2.54)	0.74
Raised cholesterol
No (<190 mg/dL)	103	224	1.00	1.00
Yes (≥ 190 mg/dL)	127	128	2.158 (1.54–3.03)	0.92 (0.46–1.86)	0.48
Raised triglyceride
No (<150 mg/dL)	99	242	1.00	1.00
Yes (≥ 150 mg/dL)	131	110	2.91 (2.06–4.11)	2.06 (1.38–3.07)**	< 0.001
Vegetable servings consumed in days per week
>3 days	128	320	1.00	1.00
≤ 3 days	905	2174	1.04 (0.84–1.29)	2.44 (1.21–4.93)*	0.009

P-value < 0.05 * and <0.000**, (backward logistic regression method was employed).