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Table 4 Regression coefficients (Reg. Coef.) and odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) of explanatory variables for the occurrence of hypertension obtained from logistic regression model

From: “Impact of stature on non-communicable diseases: evidence based on Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, 2011 data”

 

Model I

Model II

Model III

Characteristics

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Height category

   

 Q1: (≤1.51) (Ref)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Q2: (1.51-1.583)

0.59 (0.50, 0.70)***

0.89 (0.72, 1.08)

0.88 (0.72, 1.08)

 Q3: (1.583-1.637)

0.39 (0.33, 0.47)***

0.71 (0.55, 0.92)**

0.69 (0.53, 0.90)***

 Q4: (≥1.673)

0.43 (0.36, 0.52)***

0.74 (0.57, 0.97)**

0.72 (0.55, 0.95)**

Gender

   

 Male (Ref)

 

1.00

1.00

 Female

 

0.44 (0.36, 0.54)***

0.45 (0.36, 0.56)***

Education level

   

 No education (Ref)

 

1.00

1.00

 Primary

 

0.90 (0.76, 1.07)

0.87 (0.73, 1.04)

 Secondary

 

0.96 (0.78, 1.19)

0.92 (0.75, 1.15)

 Higher

 

1.26 (0.96, 1.65)*

1.14 (0.87, 1.50)

Wealth index

   

 Poorest

 

0.77 (0.61, 0.97)**

0.78 (0.62, 0.99)**

 Poorer

 

0.84 (0.67, 1.05)

0.86 (0.68, 1.08)

 Middle (Ref)

 

1.00

1.00

 Richer

 

1.19 (0.97, 1.47)

1.14 (0.92, 1.41)

 Richest

 

1.63 (1.3, 2.04)***

1.5 (1.19, 1.9)***

Place of residence

   

 Rural (Ref)

 

1.00

1.00

 Urban

 

0.92 (0.79, 1.08)

0.94 (0.80, 1.11)

Division

   

 Dhaka (Ref)

 

1.00

1.00

 Barisal

 

0.82(0.63,1.06)

0.84 (0.65, 1.1)

 Chittagong

 

0.67(0.52, 0.85)***

0.67 (0.52, 0.86)***

 Khulna

 

1.44(1.15, 1.79)***

1.45 (1.16, 1.81)***

 Rajshahi

 

0.97(0.77, 1.24)

0.98 (0.77, 1.26)

 Rangpur

 

1.45 (1.15,1.82)***

1.48 (1.73, 1.87)***

 Shylet

 

0.71 (0.55, 0.92)

0.73 (0.56, 0.95)**

BMI category

   

 Thin

  

0.72 (0.61, 0.85)***

 Normal (Ref)

  

1.00

 Overweight

  

1.33 (1.1, 1.63)***

  1. Notes.
  2. ***p value < 0.001, **p value < 0.05, *p value < 0.10.