Table 4 Factors associated with hypertension for 2008

 Male

Reference

Reference

 Female

4.81 (2.10–11.02) ***

4.31 (1.94–9.58) ***

 25–34 years

Reference

Reference

 35–44 years

1.68 (0.76–3.71)

2.22 (0.99–4.97)

 45+ years

6.95 (3.34–14.45) ***

8.44 (3.92–18.15) ***

 Non-African

Reference

Reference

 African

0.65 (0.19–2.17)

0.67 (0.14–3.28)

 Tribal area/Rural informal

Reference

Reference

 Rural formal

0.96 (0.25–3.66)

0.93 (0.35–2.46)

 Urban informal

1.77 (0.90–3.51)

2.40 (1.06–5.43) *

 Urban formal

2.20 (1.13–4.28) *

2.95 (1.34–6.53) **

 No risk

Reference

Reference

 Low risk

1.20 (0.61–2.36)

1.44 (0.66–3.12)

 Medium risk

0.50 (.018–1.42)

0.78 (0.26–2.35)

 High risk

0.11 (0.01–0.97) *

0.15 (0.01–1.78)

 Addiction likely

0.16 (0.02–1.47)

0.25 (0.03–1.97)

 Excellent

Reference

Reference

 Good

4.92 (1.49–16.22) **

3.72 (1.00–13.81) *

 Fair

7.56 (2.33–24.58) **

5.44 (1.40–21.12) *

 Poor

4.95 (1.30–18.80) *

4.82 (1.05–22.20) *

 No

Reference

Reference

 Yes

14.03 (5.27–37.35) ***

6.16 (1.68–22.59) **

 No

Reference

Reference

 Yes

4.26 (1.33–13.70) *

1.13 (0.23–5.52)

 Private

Reference

Reference

 Public

1.76 (0.88–3.51)

2.58 (1.02–6.51) *