Table 3.
ORs and 95% CIs of hypertension treatment and control among adults with hypertension
| Treatmenta | Controlb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | (95% CI) | OR | (95% CI) | |
| Sociodemographic factors | ||||
| Age group, y | ||||
| 46–60 vs 30–45 | 2.60 | (1.45 to 4.67) | 3.03 | (1.32 to 6.99) |
| 61–70 vs 30–45 | 2.29 | (1.24 to 4.21) | N.S | |
| Gender (female) | N.S. | - | ||
| Occupation | ||||
| Farmer vs employed/self-employed | N.S. | - | ||
| Dependent/housewife/other vs employed/self-employed | N.S. | - | ||
| Ethnicity (other vs Kachin) | 1.87 | (1.20 to 2.91) | - | |
| Education (secondary school + vs primary-) | N.S. | 1.81 | (1.08 to 3.02) | |
| Monthly income | ||||
| Middle vs low | 1.90 | (1.11 to 3.24) | N.S. | |
| High vs low | 2.56 | (1.54 to 4.25) | N.S. | |
| Place of residence (urban) | N.S. | - | ||
| Duration of hypertension (>3 y) | N.S. | - | ||
| Comorbidity (yes) | 2.33 | (1.51 to 3.61) | 1.67 | (1.00 to 2.79) |
| Weight status | N.s. | - | ||
| Psychological factors | ||||
| Knowledge (adequate) | 2.63 | (1.71 to 4.06) | N.S. | |
| Self-efficacy (good) | - | N.S. | ||
| Self-care behavioral factors | ||||
| Adherence to medication (yes) | N.S. | 3.45 | (2.03 to 5.88) | |
| Adherence to physical activity (yes) | 1.86 | (1.12 to 3.08) | N.S. | |
| Adherence to weight management (yes) | N.S. | - | ||
Abbreviation: N.S., not significant.
aThe variables included in the model are age group, gender, occupation, ethnicity, education, income, place of residence, duration of hypertension, comorbidity, obesity status, hypertension knowledge, adherence to medication, adherence to physical activity and adherence to weight management.
bThe variables included in the model are age, education, income, comorbidity, hypertension knowledge, self-efficacy, adherence to medication and adherence to physical activity.