Table 2.

associations with undiagnosed hypertension versus no hypertension

Variable	Unadjusted RR (95% CI)	P-value	Adjusted RR (95% CI)	P-value
Predisposing factors
Age (years)
18-34	1 (reference)		1 (reference)
35-49	2.11 (1.79-2.49)	<0.001	1.81 (1.52-2.15)	<0.001
50-69	3.20 (2.66-3.86)	<0.001	2.49 (2.02-3.09)	<0.001
Gender
Female	1 (reference)		1 (reference)
Male	0.99 (0.85-1.14)	0.857	1.10 (0.94-1.29)	0.252
Marital status
Not married	1 (reference)		1 (reference)
Married	1.40 (1.17-1.67)	<0.001	0.88 (0.72-1.07)	0.171
Enabling/disabling factors
Residence
Rural	1 (reference)		1 (reference)
Urban	1.09 (0.92-1.30)	0.320	0.94 (0.76-1.15)	0.679
Health care advice (past 3 years)
No	1 (reference)		1 (reference)
Yes	0.69 (0.54-0.91)	0.012	0.79 (0.64-0.98)	0.036
Ever cholesterol screening
No	1 (reference)		1 (reference)
Yes	1.30 (0.92-1.84)	<0.001	0.98 (0.68-1.41)	0.927
Education
None	1 (reference)		1 (reference)
Primary or less	0.98 (0.83-1.17)	0.840	0.97 (0.80-1.17)	0.766
>primary	0.92 (0.75-1.12)	0.386	0.93 (0.73-1.18)	0.539
Current tobacco use	0.99 (0.79-1.23)	0.921	---
Physical activity
Low	1 (reference)		1 (reference)
Moderate	0.84 (0.68-1.04)	0.116	1.04 (0.81-1.33)	0.775
High	0.82 (0.69-0.97)	0.021	1.08 (0.88-1.32)	0.466
Need factors
Body mass index
Normal	1 (reference)		1 (reference)
Underweight	0.62 (0.50-0.77)	<0.001	0.65 (0.52-0.83)	<0.001
Overweight	1.93 (1.61-2.32)	<0.001	1.66 (1.35-2.05)	<0.001
Obesity	2.68 (2.11-3.40)	<0.001	2.51 (1.97-3.21)	<0.001
Diabetes	2.44 (1.84-3.25)	<0.001	1.59 (1.17-2.16)	0.002
Heart attack or stroke	1.33 (0.65-2.71)	0.436	1.06 (0.47-2.35)	0.897
Elevated total cholesterol	2.02 (1.65-2.48)	<0.001	1.48 (1.19-1.84)	<0.001

RR: relative risk ratio; CI: confidence intervals