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Table 2 Multivariable regression analysis

From: Hypertension and diabetes in Zanzibar – prevalence and access to care

 

Hypertension

 

Diabetes

 

OR

95% CI

p-value

OR

95% CI

p-value

Sex

 Male

1.0

  

1.0

  

 Female

0.9

(0.63, 1.29)

0.570

1.0

(0.55, 1.85)

0.985

Age

 24–34 years

1.0

  

1.0

  

 35–49 years

2.1

(1.43, 3.08)

< 0.001

3.2

(1.33, 7.69)

0.009

 50–64 years

7.7

(4.93, 12.02)

< 0.001

14.0

(6.05, 32.65)

< 0.001

Residence

 Rural

1.0

  

1.0

  

 Urban

0.8

(0.57, 1.10)

0.167

1.4

(0.80, 2.41)

0.247

Education

 No formal education

1.0

  

1.0

  

 Some primary/secondary school

0.6

(0.44, 0.89)

0.008

1.6

(0.82, 2.66)

0.174

 Secondary school or above complete

0.8

(0.54, 1.22)

0.306

2.0

(0.98, 4.19)

0.058

Employment

 No formal or self employment

1.0

  

1.0

  

 Self employed

0.9

(0.63, 1.22)

0.422

1.7

(0.85, 3.26)

0.139

 Formally employed

0.8

(0.52, 1.31)

0.414

1.3

(0.58, 2.76)

0.563

Tobacco use

 Never smoked

1.0

  

1.0

  

 Former smoker

1.5

(0.73, 2.87)

0.288

0.8

(0.32, 2.14)

0.692

 Current smoker

0.7

(0.40, 1.17)

0.168

0.9

(0.37, 2.34)

0.881

BMI

 Normal or underweight

1.0

  

1.0

  

 Overweight

1.3

(0.94, 1.91)

0.111

1.9

(0.99, 3.49)

0.056

 Obese

3.1

(2.12–4.44)

< 0.001

2.1

(1.00, 4.37)

0.051

Fasting blood glucose

 Normal fasting blood glucose

1.0

     

 Raised fasting blood glucose

2.4

(1.34, 4.22)

0.003

Total cholesterol

 Normal cholesterol

1.0

     

 High cholesterol

1.4

(0.80, 2.35)

0.251

2.0

(0.89, 4.43)

0.091

Sedentary time

 Sedentary for less than 3 h/day

1.0

     

 Sedentary for at least 3 h/day

1.0

(0.76, 1.39)

0.854

0.6

(0.36, 1.09)

0.099

Mental illness

 No signs of mental illness

1.0

     

 Mental illness present

1.6

(0.83, 3.18)

0.155

1.7

(0.64, 4.46)

0.290

  1. Estimated Odds Ratios for relationship between independent variables and having hypertension or having diabetes, among total surveyed population, weighted using survey population weights (unweighted n = 2146)