Skip to main content

Table 5 Results of multiple log binomial models for significant predictors of hypertension

From: Dietary pattern and other lifestyle factors as potential contributors to hypertension prevalence in Arusha City, Tanzania: a population-based descriptive study

Variable

Parameter Estimates

Standard Error

P-Value

ARR

95% CI of ARR

Age (Years)

 25–34

Reference

    

 35–44

0.4948

0.1501

0.001

1.64

1.22–2.20

 45–54

0.8125

0.1518

<0.0001

2.25

1.67–3.03

 55–64

0.9147

0.1458

<0.0001

2.50

1.88–3.32

BMI(kg/m2)

 < 18

−0.8276

0.3905

0.0341

0.44

0.20–0.94

 18–24.9

−0.2427

0.104

0.0196

0.78

0.64–0.96

 25–29.9

−0.0675

0.1009

0.5032

0.93

0.77–1.14

 30+

Reference

    

Healthy dietary pattern

 Yes

−0.1886

0.0957

0.0488

0.82

0.68–0.99

 No

Reference