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Table 5 Independent Correlates of Undiagnosed Hypertension 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)

56

14 (25%)

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Female

147

13 (8.8%)

0.29** (0.13–0.67)

0.004

0.35 (0.11–1.15)

0.083

Age

 18–39 (Ref)

82

6 (7.3%)

Ref

 

Ref

 

 40–59

61

9 (14.8%)

2.19 (0.74–6.53)

0.16

1.88 (0.53–6.72)

0.33

 60–90

56

10 (179%)

2.75 (0.94–8.08)

0.065

2.22 (0.47–10.53)

0.31

Education

 None (Ref)

32

5 (15.6%)

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Primary

56

6 (10.7%)

0.65 (0.18–2.32)

0.51

0.40 (0.07–2.36)

0.32

 Secondary/University

103

15 (14.6%)

0.92 (0.31–2.77)

0.88

0.71 (0.10–4.75)

0.72

Monthly Income

 Poor (Ref)

104

8 (7.7%)

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Low Income

74

14 (18.9%)

2.80* (1.11–7.07)

0.029

3.42* (1.01–11.52)

0.047

 Moderate Income

22

5 (22.7%)

3.53* (1.03–12.08)

0.045

3.96 (0.82–19.20)

0.087

Marital Status

 No (Ref)

53

6 (11.3%)

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Yes

128

18 (14.1%)

1.28 (0.48–3.43)

0.62

1.14 (0.36–3.61)

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