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. 2022 Jul 14;42:205. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2022.42.205.35478

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