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Table 5 Results from a multivariable logistic regression on determinants of hypertension awareness among hypertensive respondents, overall and by Sex

From: Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension and their determinants: results from a national survey in Kenya

Indicator

Both

Male

Female

Adjusted OR

P-value

Adjusted OR

P-value

Adjusted OR

P-value

Age years (Ref: [18,19,20,21,22,23,24])

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 25–29

1.68 [0.55,5.12]

< 0.05

2.61 [0.28,24.21]

< 0.001

1.93 [0.59,6.34]

0.357

 30–34

1.21 [0.36,4.10]

 

6.73 [1.03,44.16]

 

0.66 [0.17,2.57]

 

 35–39

1.55 [0.52,4.64]

 

8.07 [0.93,69.73]

 

0.91 [0.25,3.35]

 

 40–44

1.25 [0.45,3.52]

 

0.63 [0.10,3.95]

 

1.68 [0.52,5.43]

 

 45–49

2.16 [0.78,5.96]

 

4.51 [0.35,58.83]

 

1.92 [0.57,6.52]

 

 50–59

2.80 [0.94,8.27]

 

21.87 [3.89,122.92]

 

1.36 [0.40,4.63]

 

 60–69

3.75 [1.38,10.23]

 

35.55 [5.97,211.80]

 

1.62 [0.53,4.98]

 

Self-reported fat intake (Ref: Good)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 High

0.91 [0.59,1.40]

0.666

1.38 [0.57,3.36]

0.475

0.75 [0.45,1.23]

0.251

High salt consumption (Ref: No)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

0.83 [0.52,1.32]

0.431

1.00 [0.36,2.80]

0.994

0.80 [0.45,1.44]

0.457

Body mass index (Ref: Normal)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Underweight

1.31 [0.60,2.86]

0.163

1.72 [0.62,4.77]

0.646

0.85 [0.30,2.41]

0.272

 Overweight

1.53 [0.87,2.70]

 

1.10 [0.39,3.09]

 

1.74 [0.91,3.32]

 

 Obese

2.07 [1.08,3.94]

 

1.86 [0.28,12.32]

 

1.96 [0.89,4.29]

 

Harmful use of alcohol (Ref: No)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

1.86 [0.75,4.61]

0.176

2.22 [0.90,5.50]

0.084

0.61 [0.15,2.39]

0.473

Insufficient physical activity (Ref: No)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

1.72 [0.82,3.60]

0.148

2.38 [0.77,7.38]

0.131

1.50 [0.68,3.31]

0.317

Current tobacco use (Ref: No)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

0.93 [0.33,2.58]

0.886

0.64 [0.19,2.11]

0.462

1.80 [0.39,8.20]

0.448

Sex (Ref: Female)

1.00

     

 Male

0.35 [0.22,0.56]

< 0.001

    

N

1226

484

742

  1. The models adjusted for place of residence, education status, marital status, province and wealth status; italicized estimates are significant; *this is the overall p-value for the association between the dependent and independent variables.