Table 2 |
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Factors associated with hypertension |
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Unadjusted |
Adjusted |
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Factor |
OR (95%CI) |
AOR (95%CI) |
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Age group (years) |
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25-34 |
1 |
1 |
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35-44 |
0.83 (0.71, 0.98) |
0.82 (0.69, 0.97) |
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45+ |
2.84 (2.44, 3.31) |
2.75 (2.32, 3.25) |
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Sex |
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Male |
1 |
1 |
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Female |
0.90 (0.82, 1.00) |
0.84 (0.74, 0.96) |
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Education |
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None |
1 |
- |
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Primary |
0.97 (0.79, 1.19) |
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Secondary |
0.82 (0.70, 0.96) |
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college/university |
0.92 (0.78, 1.09) |
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Time usually spent sitting or reclining on a typical day (hours) |
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<1.5 |
1 |
1 |
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1.5-3.4 |
1.00 (0.88, 1.14) |
1.08 (0.92, 1.25) |
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3.5+ |
1.32 (1.16, 1.52) |
1.21 (1.03, 1.43) |
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Body Mass Index (kg/m2) |
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<18.5 |
1 |
1 |
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18.5-24.9 |
0.70 (0.60, 0.83) |
0.78 (0.64, 0.94) |
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25.0-29.9 |
1.15 (0.96, 1.38) |
1.32 (1.07, 1.64) |
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30+ |
2.48 (1.99, 3.08) |
2.25 (1.73, 2.92) |
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Alcohol consumption |
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Yes |
1 |
1 |
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No |
0.91 (0.82, 1.01) |
0.87 (0.76, 0.99) |
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Cigarettes smoking |
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Yes |
1 |
- |
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No |
0.97 (0.81, 1.17) |
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Waist-Hip ratio |
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≤ 1 |
1 |
- |
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>1 |
1.76 (1.10, 2.81) |
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Cholesterol (mmol/L) |
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<5.2 |
1 |
- |
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5.2+ |
1.30 (1.14, 1.48) |
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Fasting blood glucose level (mmol/L) |
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3.3-5.5 |
1 |
1 |
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<3.3 |
0.60 (0.49, 0.73) |
0.70 (0.55, 0.88) |
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>5.5 |
2.86 (2.02, 4.06) |
1.75 (1.17, 2.62) |
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Heart rate (beats per minute) |
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60-90 |
1 |
- |
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<60 |
0.77 (0.63, 0.96) |
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>90 |
1.04 (0.78, 1.38) |
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Goma et al. International Archives of Medicine 2011 4:34 doi:10.1186/1755-7682-4-34 |
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