TABLE 4.

Predictors of high blood pressure (pre‐hypertension and hypertension) among Bangladeshi rural adults, no. = 11 145

High BP	Factors		B	P‐value *	OR	95% CI for OR
						Lower Bound	Upper Bound
Pre‐hypertension †	Age
	≥ 40 years		0.528	< .001	1.696	1.522	1.889
	< 40 years	Ref.
	Family history of HTN
	Present		0.259	< .001	1.295	1.163	1.442
	Absent	Ref.
	Fast food intake
	Yes		0.104	.063	1.110	0.994	1.239
	No	Ref.
	Physical activity
	Inactive		0.261	<.001	1.298	1.147	1.468
	Active	Ref.
	Central obesity
	Present		0.049	.353	1.050	0.947	1.164
	Absent	Ref.
	Generalized obesity
	Present		1.040	<.001	2.829	2.136	3.749
	Absent	Ref.
	Diabetes
	Present		0.600	<.001	1.823	1.507	2.204
	Absent	Ref.
Hypertension ‡	Age
	≥ 40 years		1.922	< .001	6.833	5.988	7.796
	< 40 years	Ref.
	Sex
	Women		0.212	< .001	1.236	1.099	1.391
	Men	Ref.
	Family history of HTN
	Present		0.484	< .001	1.622	1.444	1.822
	Absent	Ref.
	Physical activity
	Inactive		0.521	<.001	1.683	1.483	1.910
	Active	Ref.
	Central obesity
	Present		0.088	.125	1.092	0.976	1.221
	Absent	Ref.
	Generalized obesity
	Present		1.389	<.001	4.011	3.018	5.332
	Absent	Ref.
	Diabetes
	Present		1.235	<.001	3.437	2.891	4.086
	Absent	Ref.

OR, odd ratio; CI, confidence interval; BP, blood pressure; HTN, hypertension.

^*Significant at the threshold of P < 0.05.

^† Systolic blood pressure 120 – 139 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure 80 ‐89 mmHg.

^‡ Systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg and/ diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg .