Table 4B.

Multi-variate regression reporting odds ratios for the association between hypertension and occupation, controlling for age, gender and city/town of residence.

Occupation	Odds ratio (95% CI)	P-value
Student	Reference
Unemployed	4.00 (0.82–19.42)	0.09
Constructiona	1.05 (0.13–8.24)	0.96
Traderb	1.85 (0.33–10.53)	0.49
Company employeec	2.14 (0.32–10.54)	0.44
Public transportd	0.74 (0.10–5.71)	0.77
Domestice	0.71 (0.06–8.66)	0.79

CI, confidence interval.

^aWelder and building contractor, construction worker.

^bMerchant, trader, grocery, sell furniture, sales person, sell auto parts, fish seller, dress maker (tailor), beef seller, vendor, property for sale, delivery person, fruit seller, merchant (seller at home), factory owner (charcoal), sales person (in store), sales person (market), trader (construction material trade), trader (business owner sells clothes), trader (sell clothes), meat seller, merchant (seller in market).

^cCompany employee, restaurant staff, security guard, teacher, soldier, office worker, retired government official, official staff in State Railway of Thailand, government official, office worker, retired government official, state enterprise employee.

^dTaxi driver, motorcycle taxi driver, driver in a company, driver, official driver, guard in pub.

^eHousewife, housemaid, self-employed, gardener, maid, housewife, hired worker (packs paper bags at a house).