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Table 5 Determinants of prehypertension versus normotension based on fitting multiple logistic regression models in the prediabetic subjects

From: Prevalence of prehypertension and associated cardiovascular risk profiles among prediabetic Omani adults

Variable

Adjusted ORs after including all the factors in the model

 

Adjusted ORs after eliminating the insignificant factors using stepwise regression

 

OR

95% CI

P

 

OR

95% CI

P

Male sex

2.41

1.11, 5.21

0.026

 

2.30

1.21, 4.38

0.011

Blood glucose (IGT mmol/l)

1.28

1.06, 1.53

0.009

 

1.26

1.06, 1.50

0.009

BMI (≥25 kg/m2)

1.87

1.00, 3.50

0.050

 

2.25

1.26, 4.02

0.006

  1. The OR for blood glucose was continuous and calculated for 1 unit.