Table 2 Factors associated with high blood pressure among school children in Wakiso District, Uganda
From: Blood pressure in primary school children in Uganda: a cross-sectional survey
Variable | High blood pressure, n (%) | Crude OR (95% CI) | P | Adjusted OR (95% CI)b | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 1.31 (1.16, 1.49) | <0.001 | 1.29 (1.14, 1.47) | <0.001 | ||
Gender | Male | 35/249 (14.1%) | 1 | 1 | ||
Female | 57/290 (19.7%) | 1.50 (0.94,2.37) | 0.09 | 1.37 (0.85, 2.21) | 0.20 | |
BMI Z score | 1.82 (1.34, 2.47)c | <0.001 | 1.70 (1.25, 2.31)c | 0.001 | ||
Family history of high blood pressure | None | 52/312 (16.7%) | 1 | 0.47 | - | |
Any | 34/177 (19.2%) | 1.19 (0.74, 1.92) | ||||
Not known | 6/50 (12.0%) | 0.68 (0.28, 1.68) | ||||
Cigarette smoke exposure | Unexposed | 75/419 (17.9%) | 1 | - | ||
Exposed | 17/114 (14.9%) | 0.80 (0.45, 1.43) | 0.45 | |||
Rural or urban school | Rural | 30/179 (16.8%) | 1 | - | ||
Urban | 62/360 (17.2%) | 1.03 (0.64, 1.67) | 0.89 | |||
Malariaa | Uninfected | 44/207 (21.3%) | 1 | 1 | ||
Infected | 10/82 (12.2%) | 0.51 (0.25, 1.08) | 0.08 | 0.63 (0.28, 1.43) | 0.27 | |
Schistosoma mansoni a | Uninfected | 52/263 (19.8%) | 1 | - | ||
Infected | 3/17 (117.6%) | 0.87 (0.24, 3.14) | 0.83 | |||
Soil transmitted helminthsa | Uninfected | 45/249 (18.1%) | 1 | 1 | ||
Infected | 10/30 (33.3%) | 2.27 (0.99, 5.17) | 0.05 | 2.52 (1.04, 6.11) | 0.04 |