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Table 4 Independent Correlates of Hypertension (130/80 mmHg) in Adult Kuna Population Sampled

From: Prevalence and correlates of diagnosed and undiagnosed hypertension in the indigenous Kuna population of Panamá

 

N

n (%)

Univariable Analysis

Multivariable Analysis

Odds Ratio

(95% CI)

P-value

Odds Ratio

(95% CI)

P-value

Sex

 Male (Ref)

57

18 (31.6%)

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Female

154

17 (11.0%)

0.27** (0.13–0.57)

0.001

0.50 (0.17–1.52)

0.23

Age

 18–39 (Ref)

83

7 (8.4%)

Ref

 

Ref

 

 40–59

67

12 (17.9%)

2.37 (0.88–6.40)

0.089

2.77 (0.83–9.22)

0.096

 60–90

57

14 (24.6%)

3.53* (1.32–9.43)

0.012

3.46 (0.77–15.51)

0.10

Education

 None (Ref)

35

5 (14.3%)

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Primary

57

10 (17.5%)

1.28 (0.40–4.10)

0.68

0.83 (0.16–4.24)

0.82

 Secondary/University

107

19 (17.8%)

1.30 (0.44–3.77)

0.64

1.30 (0.22–7.65)

0.77

Monthly Income

 Poor (Ref)

108

9 (8.3%)

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Low Income

77

18 (23.4%)

3.36** (1.42–7.95)

0.006

3.13* (1.02–9.60)

0.046

 Moderate Income

23

8 (34.8%)

5.87** (1.96–17.56)

0.002

7.37** (1.76–30.90)

0.006

Marital Status

 No (Ref)

56

7 (12.5%)

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Yes

133

21 (15.8%)

1.31 (0.52–3.29)

0.56

1.13 (0.38–3.31)

0.83

  1. Bold indicates significance at p = 0.05–0.1 *p < 0.05 **p < 0.01 ***p < 0.001 based on logistic regression
  2. Model is adjusted for sex, age, education, monthly income, and marital status
  3. CI confidence interval