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Table 2 Adjusted odd ratios of variables, which deterred people from joining the management programme after screening

From: Implementing a hypertension management programme in a rural area: local approaches and experiences from Ba-Vi district, Vietnam

Characteristics

Adjusted odd ratio (95% CI)

 

Hypertensives (n = 469)

All people +(n = 1180)

Age (by 10 years)

0.67 (0.52 - 0.87)**

0.68 (0.55 - 0.83)**

Sex (female vs. male)

2.14 (1.21 - 3.80) **

1.86 (1.16 - 2.98) **

Education (secondary vs. primary)

1.23 (0.62 - 2.47)

1.25 (0.71 - 2.19)

Occupation (other vs. manual)

1.24 (0.70 - 2.18)

1.01 (0.63 - 1.63)

Married (other vs. married)

1.92 (0.93 - 3.97)

2.11 (1.13 - 3.94) *

Distance to health station (by 1 km)

0.60 (0.37 - 0.97)*

0.77 (0.52 - 1.14)

Having insurance

0.72 (0.42 - 1.22)

0.68 (0.43 - 1.06)

Initial systolic BP (by 10 mmHg)

0.71 (0.59 - 0.86)**

0.50 (0.42 - 0.59)**

Initial diastolic BP (by 10 mmHg)

0.69 (0.53 - 0.92)**

0.60 (0.47 - 0.78)**

Number of behavioural CVD risk factors

1.98 (1.44 - 2.73)**

2.18 (1.65 - 2.88)**

Having history of CVD

0.36 (0.21 - 0.62) **

0.39 (0.24 - 0.63)**

Having history of chronic disease °

2.91 (1.45 - 5.82)**

2.42 (1.28 - 4.57)**

Having family history of CVD

1.86 (1.03 - 3.34) *

1.24 (0.76 - 2.01)

  1. + Include hypertensive patients; ° exclude CVD history; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01