Table 2.

Prevalence and results of multivariable modified Poisson regression of hypertension awareness among hypertensive adults in Burkina Faso.

Characteristics	Awareness of hypertension
	N	n	Prevalence % [95% CI]	Crude PR [95% CI]	p value	Adjusted PR [95% CI]	p value
All	828	143	17.5 [14.3–21.1]
Sex					0.025		0.35
Women	389	82	21.1 [16.4–26.7]	1		1
Men	439	61	13.8 [10.4–17.9]	0.68 [0.48–0.95]		0.82 [0.55–1.23]
Age group, years					<0.001		<0.001
25–34	230	20	10.1 [5.9–16.8]	1		1
35–44	211	23	9.6 [6.2–14.6]	1.18 [0.66–2.11]		1.17 [0.63–2.13]
45–54	201	45	20.1 [14.5–27.2]	2.18 [1.29–3.68]		2.34 [1.37–4.01]
55–64	186	55	32.0 [24.9–39.9]	3.01 [1.81–5.00]		3.59 [2.10–6.14]
Marital status					0.68		0.87
Single	160	32	19.6 [12.6–29.2]	1		1
Married	668	111	17.0 [13.7–20.9]	0.92 [0.61–1.39]		1.03 [0.68–1.57]
Completed level of education					<0.001		0.009
No formal school	612	85	13.6 [10.7–17.1]	1		1
Primary school	128	25	23.0 [15.2–33.2]	1.34 [0.84–2.11]		1.37 [0.84–2.25]
Secondary or higher	88	33	35.1 [25.6–46.0]	2.45 [1.57–3.79]		2.52 [1.39–4.57]
Profession					0.006		0.58
Wage earner	66	20	22.2 [14.2–32.8]	1		1
Self-employed	564	76	13.4 [10.3–17.3]	0.51 [0.29–0.86]		0.82 [0.42–1.63]
Jobless	198	47	25.7 [19.3–33.4]	0.84 [0.49–1.47]		1.04 [0.54–1.99]
Residence					0.029		0.22
Urban	256	62	24.3 [18.6–31.1]	1		1
Rural	572	81	13.2 [10.3–16.8]	0.62 [0.40–0.95]		1.35 [0.83–2.21]
Current smoker					0.043		0.68
No	743	136	18.3 [15.0–22.1]	1		1
Yes	85	7	9.6 [4.2–20.6]	0.46 [0.21–0.97]		0.85 [0.37–1.89]
Current drinker					0.75		0.39
No	569	101	18.0 [14.2–22.6]	1		1
Yes	259	42	16.2 [11.8–21.8]	0.94 [0.65–1.36]		0.84 [0.57–1.25]
Fruit and vegetable intake					0.21		0.14
<5	788	132	17.1 [13.9–20.8]	1		1
≥5	40	11	25.2 [12.5–44.3]	1.51 [0.78–2.90]		1.62 [0.85–3.08]
Physical activity					0.068		0.72
Intense	451	63	13.7 [10.4–17.9]	1		1
Moderate	210	41	20.6 [14.6–28.4]	1.63 [0.91–2.09]		1.14 [0.75–1.72]
Low	167	39	23.5 [16.9–31.7]	1.63 [1.06–2.50]		0.95 [0.60–1.51]
BMI class					<0.001		<0.001
Underweight	74	7	9.5 [4.4–19.5]	1		1
Normal	502	61	11.5 [8.7–15.0]	1.25 [0.58–2.69]		1.57 [0.71–3.46]
Overweight	163	38	21.9 [16.1–29.1]	2.24 [1.01–4.97]		2.67 [1.17–6.11]
Obese	89	37	45.6 [31.1–61.0]	4.09 [1.84–9.12]		4.25 [1.81–10.02]
Raised blood glucose					0.45		0.80
No	753	125	16.6 [13.3–20.5]	1		1
Yes	75	18	26.3 [15.7–40.7]	1.23 [0.72–2.11]		0.93 [0.54–1.61]
Hypercholesterolemia					<0.001		0.26
No	777	122	42.7 [27.9–58.9]	1		1
Yes	51	21	15.6 [12.9–18.9]	0.42 [0.26–0.68]		0.74 [0.43–1.26]

N: total number of participants with hypertension; n: number of participants who were aware of their hypertension; PR: prevalence ratio; CI: confidence interval.