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Table 2 Binary logistic regression results on residential status and hypertension in Ghana

From: Rural-urban variation in hypertension among women in Ghana: insights from a national survey

Variable

Model I

Model II

 

OR

95% CI

aOR

95% CI

Place of residence

 Urban

1

[1,1]

1

[1,1]

 Rural

0.59***

[0.52,0.67]

0.84

[0.70,1.00]

Age

 15–19

  

0.074***

[0.05,0.11]

 20–24

  

0.10***

[0.07,0.13]

 25–29

  

0.17***

[0.13,0.22]

 30–34

  

0.28***

[0.23,0.36]

 35–39

  

0.46***

[0.37,0.56]

 40–44

  

0.61***

[0.50,0.75]

 45–49

  

1

[1,1]

Wealth quintile

 Poorest

  

0.63**

[0.45,0.89]

 Poorer

  

0.73*

[0.55,0.98]

 Middle

  

0.83

[0.66,1.05]

 Richer

  

0.80*

[0.65,0.98]

 Richest

  

1

[1,1]

Marital Status

 Single

  

0.66*

[0.46,0.97]

 Married

  

0.71*

[0.52,0.98]

 Cohabiting

  

0.71

[0.50,1.00]

 Widowed

  

0.81

[0.54,1.23]

 Divorced

  

1

[1,1]

 Separated

  

0.80

[0.53,1.19]

Education

 No education

  

0.94

[0.68,1.31]

 Primary

  

1.12

[0.82,1.54]

 Secondary

  

1.05

[0.79,1.39]

 Higher

  

1

[1,1]

Occupation

 Not working

  

1.14

[0.89,1.48]

 Agriculture

  

0.84

[0.66,1.08]

 Manual

  

1

[1,1]

 Service

  

1.13

[0.93,1.39]

Region of residence

 Western

  

1.70**

[1.18,2.47]

 Central

  

1.51*

[1.04,2.20]

 Greater Accra

  

2.17***

[1.50,3.13]

 Volta

  

1.95***

[1.35,2.82]

 Eastern

  

1.50*

[1.03,2.17]

 Ashanti

  

1.92***

[1.34,2.76]

 Brong Ahafo

  

1.68**

[1.16,2.41]

 Northern

  

1.29

[0.89,1.87]

 Upper East

  

1.13

[0.77,1.66]

 Upper West

  

1

[1,1]

 pseudo R2

0.010

 

0.123

 

 N

9333

 

9333

 
  1. Exponentiated coefficients; 95% confidence intervals in brackets, OR = Odd Ratio, aOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, 1 = Reference categorys
  2. Source: 2014 GDHS