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Table 4 Age, sex and year of study adjusted predictors of hypertension from logistic regression models

From: Four-year trends in adiposity and its association with hypertension in serial groups of young adult university students in urban Cameroon: a time-series study

Variable

Basic models

Multivariable models

 

OR (95% CI)

p-value

aOR (95% CI)

p-value

Age, per year

1.00 (0.94–1.07)

0.918

0.99 (0.93–1.06)

0.770

Sex (men)

1.52 (1.05–2.19)

0.027

1.14 (0.73–1.78)

0.559

Year

 

0.163

 

0.300

 2009

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

 2010

0.92 (0.54–1.59)

 

0.89 (0.52–1.55)

 

 2011

0.86 (0.53–1.39)

 

0.84 (0.51–1.37)

 

 2012

1.31 (0.86–1.99)

 

1.21 (0.79–1.86)

 

BMI (per kg/m2)

1.10 (1.06–1.14)

<0.0001

1.11 (1.02–1.20)

0.013

Obesity

2.74 (1.47–5.12)

0.0015

  

Obesity or overweight

2.03 (1.45–2.86)

<0.0001

  

Waist circumference (per cm)

1.04 (1.03–1.06)

<0.0001

1.09 (1.04–1.15)

0.0004

Abdominal obesity

4.30 (2.15–8.63)

<0.0001

  

Hip circumference

1.05 (1.03–1.07)

<0.0001

  

WHR

1.64 (0.08–33.09)

0.747

  
  1. CI, confidence interval, aOR, adjusted odd ratio, WHR, waist-to-hip ratio, BMI, body mass index