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Table 2 Bivariate and Multivariate analysis for risk factors of hypertension among Out Patient Clients in Yekatit 12 Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

From: Prevalence of hypertension among adult outpatient clients in hospitals and its associated factors In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a hospital based cross-sectional study

Variable

Yes (%)

No (%)

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Age group

 18–27

5 (8.8%)

52 (91.2%)

1.00

1.00

 28–37

20 (20.8%)

76 (79.2%)

2.73 (0.96–7.75)

1.19 (0.33–4.3)

 38–47

28 (27.5%)

74 (72.5%)

3.93 (1.42–10.86)*

1.02 (0.29–3.53)

 48–57

40 (45.5%)

48 (54.5%)

8.66 (3.15–23.77)**

1.68 (0.45–6.21)

 58+

76 (52.8%)

68 (47.2%)

11.62 (4.38–30.79) **

2.44 (0.7–8.49)

Having ever been told hypertension

 Yes

131 (66.5%)

66 (33.5%)

13.16 (8.38–20.67)**

15.47 (7.74–30.8)*

 No

38 (13.1%)

252 (86.9%)

1.00

1.00

Having ever been told diabetes

 Yes

63 (11.6%)

59 (48.4%)

2.6 (1.71–3.97)**

0.63 (0.26–1.52)*

 No

106 (29%)

259 (71%)

1.00

1.00

Past tobacco smoking

 Yes

46 (50%)

46 (50%)

2.21 (1.39–3.5)**

1.8 (0.87–3.69)

 No

123 (31.1%)

272 (68.9%)

1.00

1.00

Past alcohol drinking

 Yes

125 (41.1%)

179 (58.9%)

2.2 (1.46–3.32)**

0.83 (0.4–1.75)

 No

44 (24%)

139 (76%)

1.00

1.00

Current alcohol drinking

 Yes

82 (43.2%)

108 (56.8%)

1.83 (1.253–2.68)**

1.69 (0.49–5.83)

 No

87 (23.3%)

210 (70.7%)

1.00

1.00

Butter type

 Animal product

111 (40.4%)

164 (59.6%)

1.51 (1.89–2.5)*

2.66 (1.25–5.67)*

 Vegetable product

32 (25%)

96 (75%)

0.74 (0.4–1.37)

1.04 (0.44–2.44)

 Do not use

26 (31%)

58 (69%)

1.00

1.00

Participate on vigorous working activity

 Yes

42 (27.1%)

113 (72.9%)

1.00

1.00

 No

127 (38.3%)

205 (61.7%)

1.66 (1.09–2.53)**

0.85 (0.46–1.59)

Doing physical exercise/sport

 Yes

20 (23.8%)

64 (76.2%)

1.00

1.00

 No

149 (37%)

254 (63%)

1.87 (1.09–3.22)**

2.83 (1.34–6.01)*

Body mass index

 Underweight

7 (13.79%)

44 (86.3%)

1.00

1.00

 Normal

79 (30.3%)

182 (69.7%)

2.72 (1.17–6.32)*

4.08 (1.33–12.51)*

 Overweight

66 (47.8%)

72 (52.2%)

5.76 (2.42–13.68)**

5.02 (1.58–15.94)*

 Obese

17 (45.9%)

20 (54.1%)

5.34 (1.91–14.91)**

3.98 (1.04–16.11)*

  1. * p-value < 0.05, ** p-value < 0.005