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Table 6 Blood pressure distributions by sex and diabetes status

From: A population-based survey of prevalence of diabetes and correlates in an urban slum community in Nairobi, Kenya

Variable

Diabetes % (n)

Non diabetes % (n)

Odds ratio

P value

Age-adjusted OR (95% CI)

P value

Age-sex adjusted OR (95% CI)

P value

Age-sex-smoking-alcohol use-METS adjusted OR (95% CI)

P value

BP Classification

 

Stage 2 Hypertension

 

Female

61.5 (8)

49.4 (39)

1.6(0.5-5.5)

0.416

1.6 (0.5-5.5)

0.426

    

Male

38.5 (5)

50.6 (40)

Ref

       

All

19.7 (13)

4.0 (79)

14.1 (5.5-36.5)

0.000

5.7 (2.1-15.4)

0.001

5.6 (2.1-15.3)

0.001

6.0 (2.1-17.5)

0.001

Stage 1 Hypertension

 

Female

64.7 (11)

49.6 (61)

1.9 (0.7-5.4)

0.243

1.5 (0.5-4.6)

0.443

    

Male

35.3 (6)

50.4 (62)

Ref

       

All

25.8 (17)

6.2 (123)

12.0 (4.9-29.6)

0.000

6.3 (2.5-16.1)

0.000

6.2 (2.4-15.8)

0.001

3.4 (1.1-10.0)

0.029

Pre- Hypertension

 

Female

48.3 (14)

46.2 (540)

1.1 (0.5-2.3)

0.824

1.3 (0.6-2.7)

0.520

    

Male

51.7 (15)

53.8 (629)

Ref

       

All

43.9 (29)

59.2 (1169)

2.1 (0.9-4.9)

0.073

1.8 (0.8-4.1)

0.181

1.8 (0.8-4.2)

0.167

1.6 (0.7-3.8)

0.290

Hypertension

 

Female

63.3 (19)

49.5 (100)

1.8 (0.8-3.9)

0.157

1.6 (0.7-3.6)

0.256

    

Male

36.7 (11)

50.5 (102)

Ref

       

All

45.5 (30)

10.2 (202)

7.3 (4.4-12.1)

0.000

3.9 (2.2-6.7)

0.000

3.8 (2.2-6.5)

0.000

3.2 (1.6-6.1)

0.001

Normal

 

Female

50.0 (18)

48.3 (856)

1.1 (0.6-2.1)

0.841

1.3 (0.7-2.5)

0.459

    

Male

50.0 (18)

51.7 (916)

Ref

       

All

54.5 (36)

89.3 (1772)

Ref