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Table 3 Adjusted odds ratios (AORs) for being hypertensive, aware, treated and controlled by explanatory variables

From: Demographic, socioeconomic, and biological correlates of hypertension in an adult population: evidence from the Bangladesh demographic and health survey 2017–18

 

Adjusted Odds Ratios (95% Confidence Interval)

Explanatory variables

Hypertensive

Aware

Treated

Controlled

Age (in years)

 18–24

0.26 (0.22–0.32)**

0.39 (0.25–0.60)**

0.33 (0.20–0.54)**

0.77 (0.44–1.34)

 25–34

0.47 (0.40–0.54)**

0.80 (0.61–1.06)

0.70 (0.52–0.95)*

0.88 (0.59–1.30)

 35–44

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

 45–54

1.74 (1.48–2.05) **

1.49 (1.16–1.93)**

1.55 (1.19–2.02)**

1.04 (0.74–1.46)

 55–64

2.85 (2.46–3.30) **

2.47 (1.94–3.14)**

2.51 (1.96–3.22)**

1.57 (1.13–2.19)*

 65+

4.52 (3.82–5.35) **

2.38 (1.84–3.09)**

2.37 (1.81–3.11)**

0.93 (0.64–1.37)

Sex

 Male

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

 Female

1.32 (1.20–1.46)**

2.30 (1.94–2.73)**

2.25 (1.89–2.68)**

2.01 (1.56–2.58)**

Place of residence

 Urban

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

 Rural

1.00 (0.88–1.13)

0.94 (0.77–1.14)

0.90 (0.75–1.09)

0.88 (0.68–1.14)

Wealth index

 Poorest

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

 Poorer

1.03 (0.86–1.22)

1.29 (0.97–1.72)†

1.23 (0.92–1.64)

1.15 (0.76–1.76)

 Middle

1.03 (0.88–1.22)

1.49 (1.12–1.98)*

1.57 (1.19–2.07)*

1.33 (0.85–2.09)

 Richer

1.08 (0.90–1.29)

1.77 (1.32–2.37)**

1.73 (1.31–2.30)**

1.63 (1.09–2.45)*

 Richest

1.10 (0.91–1.32)

1.81 (1.32–2.46)**

1.83 (1.35–2.47)**

1.43 (0.93–2.18)

Educational attainment

 No education

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

 Primary

1.08 (0.95–1.23)

1.32 (1.08–1.61)*

1.21 (0.98–1.48)†

1.42 (1.07–1.90)*

 Secondary incomplete

1.15 (0.99–1.34)†

1.18 (0.92–1.51)

1.20 (0.93–1.55)

1.38 (0.97–1.97)†

 Secondary complete or higher

1.17 (0.99–1.40)†

1.42 (1.06–1.91)*

1.25 (0.92–1.68)

1.65 (1.12–2.43)*

Body mass index

 Underweight

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

 Normal

1.82 (1.60–2.07)**

1.52 (1.18–1.96)*

1.58 (1.20–2.07)*

1.27 (0.85–1.90)

 Overweight and Obese

4.37 (3.70–5.16)**

1.99 (1.50–2.63)**

1.96 (1.45–2.64)**

1.31 (0.86–1.99)

Elevated blood glucose

 No

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

(ref)

 Yes

1.52 (1.31–1.78)**

1.58 (1.27–1.96)**

1.67 (1.36–2.08)**

1.09 (0.82–1.46)

 Not tested

0.90 (0.74–1.10)

0.97 (0.70–1.34)

0.94 (0.66–1.34)

1.24 (0.80–1.94)

 Constant

0.12 (0.09–0.15)**

0.11 (0.07–0.17)**

0.09 (0.06–0.14)**

0. 1.24 (0.02–0.08)**

Total

12,769

3479

3479

3479

  1. **p < 0.001, * p < 0.05, † p < 0.10
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