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Table 5 Independent predictors of High Blood Pressure among the total population of the study

From: Association between severe acute malnutrition during childhood and blood pressure during adulthood in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: the Lwiro cohort study

 

Total Population

HTA

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

p-value

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p-value

N

yes

N = 15

   

BMI

 Normal

205

8

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Higher BMI

37

7

5.7 (1.1, 8.4)

0.012

5.3 (1.1, 8.6)

0.002

Occupation

 Inadequate

222

12

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Satisfactory

20

3

3.1 (1.3, 16.3)

0.015

3.8 (0.9, 16.3)

0.069

Food consumption score

 Insufficient

121

5

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Satisfactory

121

10

2.1 (0.8, 6.3)

0.10

1.7 (0.5, 5.2)

0.31

Sexe

 Female

104

2

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Male

138

13

5.3 (1.6, 31.7)

0.010

11.2 (2.2, 55.7)

0.003

SAM in childhood

 Non exposed

97

4

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Exposed

145

11

1.9 (0.7, 5.6)

0.21

3.1 (0.9, 10.9)

0.064