Table 4.
Multivariate logistic regression analysis for the risk factors associated with hypertension, among Bahir Dar secondary school teachers, northwest Ethiopia, January 2020 (n = 222).
| Variables | Category | Hypertensive | Nonhypertensive | Crude OR (95% CI) | p value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | ||||||
| Age | 20–40 | 15 (6.76) | 68 (30.63) | 1 | 0.005∗ | 1 | 0.028∗ |
| 41–50 | 50 (22.52) | 89 (40.09) | 2.547 (1.319–4.916) | 2.506 (1.103–5.694) | |||
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| Diabetes mellitus | Yes | 16 (7.21) | 6 (2.7) | 8.218 (3.047–22.161) | <0.001∗ | 8.595 (2.795–26.424) | <0.001∗ |
| No | 49 (22.07) | 151 (68.02) | 1 | 1 | |||
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| Family history of hypertension | Yes | 33 (14.86) | 35 (15.77) | 3.595 (1.944–6.646) | <0.001∗ | 3.387 (1.579–7.285) | 0.002∗ |
| No | 32 (14.41) | 122 (54.95) | 1 | 1 | |||
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| Khat chewing | Yes | 14 (6.3) | 11 (4.95) | 3.643 (1.555–8.538) | 0.003∗ | 5.426 (1.811–16.256) | 0.003∗ |
| No | 51 (22.97) | 146 (65.77) | 1 | 1 | |||
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| Physical activity | Inactive | 55 (24.77) | 98 (44.14) | 3.311 (1.569–6.990) | 0.002∗ | 5.212 (1.974–13.763) | 0.001∗ |
| Active | 10 (4.5) | 59 (26.58) | 1 | 1 | |||
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| Repeated stress | Yes | 29 (13.06) | 33 (14.86) | 3.027 (1.625–5.637) | <0.001∗ | 3.027 (1.404–6.527) | 0.005∗ |
| No | 36 (16.22) | 124 (55.86) | 1 | 1 | |||
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| BMI | <25 kg/m2 | 34 (15.32) | 118 (53.15) | 1 | 0.001∗ | 1 | 0.136 |
| ≥25 kg/m2 | 31 (13.96) | 39 (17.57) | 2.759 (1.504–5.060) | 1.810 (0.829–3.951) | |||
∗Statistically significant at a p value of <0.05.