Table 4 Risk factors associated with hypertension

Male

641

27.8

1

Female

887

27.1

1

0.77–1.21

0.9

0.62–1.17

 35–44

855

17.7

1

 45–54

471

34.6

2.5

1.9–3.19

2.3

1.78–3.07

55–64

202

51.5

4.9

3.6–6.8

4.5

3.16–6.48

 Married

1205

17.2

1

 Never Married

64

25.8

0.6

0.31–1.15

0.7

0.34–1.36

 Divorced/Separated

126

32.5

1.4

0.93–2.06

1.2

0.69–2.12

 Widowed

133

41.4

2

1.40–2.92

1.7

1.12–2.63

 None

362

34.3

1

 Primary

792

24.8

0.6

0.48–0.83

0.8

0.57–1.04

 Secondary and above

374

26.2

0.7

0.47–0.93

0.9

0.60–1.24

 Unemployed

215

28.8

1

 Formal Employment

266

26.7

0.9

0.60–1.34

1

0.61–1.57

 Casual worker

521

28.8

1

0.70–1.41

1.2

0.84–1.84

 Self employed

526

25.7

0.9

0.60–1.21

0.9

0.60–1.31

 Middle

316

24.4

1

 Lowest

324

28.7

1.2

0.88–1.77

1.1

0.74–1.59

 Second

291

27.8

1.2

0.83–1.72

1.2

0.81–1.74

 Fourth

430

26.1

1.1

0.78–1.52

1.2

0.83–1.69

 Highest

167

32.9

1.5

1.02–2.48

1.6

1.02–2.47

 No

1398

26.9

1

 Yes

130

32.3

1.6

1.10–2.28

1.1

0.74–1.79

 No

27.1

1

 Yes

28.9

1.1

0.79–1.51

1.2

0.82–1.61

 High

299

21.1

1

 Moderate

1167

29

1.5

1.12–2.07

1.6

1.12–2.15

 Low

62

27.4

1.4

0.75–2.64

1.3

0.64–2.46

 Normal

768

21.9

1

 Underweight

95

27.4

1.3

0.83–2.18

1.4

0.81–2.25

 Overweight

401

32.2

1.7

1.29–2.21

2

1.46–2.65

 Obesity

264

36

2

1.48–2.72

2.4

1.71–3.44