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Table 5 Logistic regression model to predict hypertension 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

−.008

.023

.722

.992

.948

1.038

Gender

 Female gender

−.380

.443

.390

.684

.287

1.628

Marital status

 Being Married

.051

.403

.899

1.052

.478

2.318

Education level

  

.222

   

 Primary

−1.954

1.207

.106

.142

.013

1.510

 Secondary

−1.305

1.086

.229

.271

.032

2.277

 Intermediate

−.996

1.295

.442

.369

.029

4.671

 University or postgraduate

−.627

1.061

.554

.534

.067

4.274

BMI

  

.000

   

 Overweight/BMI = 25 kg/m2

1.604

.471

.001

4.975

1.977

12.522

 Class I obese/BMI = 30–34.9 kg/m2

1.251

.461

.007

3.494

1.415

8.629

 Class II/III obese/BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2

.080

.400

.841

1.084

.495

2.374

Cholesterol

−.063

.172

.714

.939

.671

1.315

Chronic disease Type

 Diabetes (yes)

.516

.532

.332

1.675

.591

4.746

Smoking Status

  

.981

   

 Never Smoked/Ex-Smoker

−.094

.525

.858

.910

.325

2.546

 Current Smoker

−.011

.885

.990

.989

.175

5.605

 Constant

2.736

1.832

.135

15.422

  
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