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Table 4 Logistic regression model to predict prehypertension from sociodemographic and other variables adjusting for age in the Al Kharj Study (n = 1019)

From: Prevalence of hypertension and prehypertension and its associated cardioembolic risk factors; a population based cross-sectional study in Alkharj, Saudi Arabia

Variable

B

S.E. of B

Sig.

Exp (B)/ Odds ratio

95% C.I. for Odds ratio

Lower

Upper

Age in years

−.015

.013

.273

.986

.960

1.012

Gender

 Female

−.742

.205

.000

.476

.319

.712

Marital status

 Married

−.342

.190

.072

.710

.489

1.031

Education level

  

.144

   

 Primary

.533

.604

.377

1.704

.522

5.568

 Secondary

.485

.413

.240

1.624

.723

3.648

 Intermediate

−.006

.551

.992

.994

.338

2.926

 University or postgraduate

−.062

.383

.870

.939

.444

1.988

BMI

  

.000

   

 Overweight/BMI = 25 kg/m2

1.216

.256

.000

3.374

2.045

5.568

 Class I obese/BMI = 30–34.9 kg/m2

.940

.260

.000

2.560

1.537

4.264

 Class II/III obese/BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2

.593

.279

.033

1.810

1.048

3.126

 Cholesterol

−.078

.083

.348

.925

.785

1.089

 Diabetes

−.307

.359

.393

.736

.364

1.488

Smoking Status

  

.922

   

 Never Smoked/Ex-Smoker

−.048

.254

.850

.953

.579

1.569

 Current Smoker

.108

.443

.807

1.114

.467

2.657

 Constant

.445

.890

.617

1.561

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