Table 5 Factors associated with the prevalence of hypertension from multivariate logistic regression models (N = 2208)

Age groups (years): 50–59

659

32.8

-

1.000(reference)

60-69

820

38.2*

-

1.050(0.724, 1.524)

70-79

575

43.1*

-

2.768(1.728, 4.433)

80-

154

47.4*

-

3.104(1.350, 7.135)

Education level: No school

1139

42.8

1.000(reference)

1.000(reference)

Primary school

431

36.4*

0.703(0.551, 0.897)

0.771(0.600, 0.991)

Junior high school

318

34.0*

0.609(0.460, 0.805)

0.688(0.515, 0.918)

Senior high school

269

31.2*

0.536(0.393, 0.729)

0.642(0.464, 0.889)

Junior college and above

51

25.5*

0.416(0.214,0.811)

0.490(0.251,0.959)

Body weight: normal weight

1323

39.5

1.000(reference))

1.000(reference)

Leanness

685

31.4*

0.669(0.546, 0.821)

0.642(0.522, 0.789)

Overweight

175

54.3*

1.811(1.295, 2.533)

1.897(1.353, 2.662)

Obesity

25

65.5*

3.067(1.385, 6.792)

3.009(1.355, 6.678)

Cigarette smoking: no

1412

35.4

1.000(reference)

1.000(reference)

Yes

796

44.0*

1.745(1.332, 2.287)

1.768(1.348, 2.319)

Alcohol consumption: no

1468

34.9

1.000(reference)

1.000(reference)

Yes

740

45.7*

1.745(1.356, 2.245)

1.788(1.389, 2.303)

Family history of HBP: no

1992

35.0

1.000(reference)

1.000(reference)

Yes

216

70.4*

3.968(2.892,5.445)

3.817(2.776,5.248)