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Table 3 Summary statistics, crude odds ratio (COR) and adjusted odds ratio (AOR) for Hypertension

From: Health conditions of inmates in Italy

Variable

Hypertension

COR

95% CI

AOR

95% CI

N

%

Total

1.112

7.1

    

Age (in years)

 18–39

115

1.4

1

 

1

 

 40–49

318

7.6

5.95*

4.79–7.39

4.62*

3.46–6.19

 50–59

403

18.0

15.87*

12.83–19.65

11.72*

8.74–15.70

 60 e +

276

30.9

32.35*

25.64–40.82

22.50*

16.21–31.22

Gender

 Male

1.039

7.0

1

 

-

-

 Female

71

8.2

1.18

0.92–1.52

-

-

 Transgender

2

4.3

0.59

0.14–2.44

-

-

Citizenship

 Italian

844

10.9

4.27*

3.63–5.03

1.71*

1.36–2.16

 Foreign

186

2.8

1

 

1

 

Educational qualification

 Lower middle

617

7.1

1

 

1

 

 Upper intermediate

128

8.8

1.28*

1.05–1.56

1.01

0.80–1.28

Origin of the detainee

 From freedom without detention

342

5.7

1

 

1

 

 From freedom with previous detention

719

8.3

1.48*

1.29–1.69

1.18

0.98–1.42

Duration of imprisonments

 < 1 year

544

6.3

1

   

 > 1 year

487

8.9

1.46*

1.29–1.66

1.09

0.91–1.30

Smoke

 No

351

9.3

1

 

1

 

 Yes

593

6.4

0,66*

0.58–0.76

0.86

0.71–1.04

BMI

 Normal weight

226

3.3

1

 

1

 

 Underweight

6

2.3

0.69

0.30–1.57

1.40

0.49–3.98

 Obese

325

17.9

6.42*

5.37–7.68

4,61*

3.62–5.88

 Overweight

445

9.1

2.96*

2.51–3.49

2.20*

1.77–2.72

  1. Abbreviations: COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval; Crude and adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (variables found to be associated through a univariate analysis were entered into the multivariate model).
  2. *Significant association (P<0.05)