Table 3 Antihypertensive medications use, and its association with sociodemographic, occupation, smoking and diabetes status using logistic regression from a cluster RCT in a rural area in Bangladesh
| Â | Â | No at risk | N (%) | OR (95% CI) a | OR (95% CI) b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Total | 307 | 144 (46.9) | Â | Â |
Sex | Male | 153 | 60 (39.2) | 1.0 (ref.) | Â |
Female | 154 | 84 (54.5) | 1.86 (0.18, 2.93) | Â | |
Age (years) | 30-39 | 46 | 15 (32.6) | 1.0 (ref) | Â |
40 – 49 | 65 | 25 (38.5) | 1.29 (0.58, 2.86) |  | |
50 – 59 | 95 | 48 (50.5) | 2.11 (1.01, 4.41) |  | |
60 – 69 | 79 | 46 (58.2) | 2.88 (1.35, 6.17) |  | |
70-75 | 22 | 10 (45.5) | 1.72 (0.61, 4.88) | Â | |
Level of education | No education | 99 | 47 (47.5) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref.) |
Primary to high school | 148 | 70 (47.3) | 0.99 (0.60, 1.65) | 1.35 (0.76,2.42) | |
SSC or HSC | 43 | 20 (46.5) | 0.96 (0.47, 1.97) | 1.77 (0.74,4.2) | |
Bachelor or Masters | 16 | 6 (37.5) | 0.66 (0.22, 1.97) | 1.71 (0.44,6.61) | |
SES | Poor | 92 | 41 (44.6) | 1.0 (ref.) | 1.0 (ref.) |
Middle class or rich | 214 | 103 (48.1) | 1.15 (0.71, 1.89) | 1.24 (0.73,2.12) | |
Occupation | Farmer | 66 | 17 (25.8) | 1.0 (ref.) | 1.0 (ref.) |
Housewife | 146 | 80 (54.8) | 3.49 (1.84, 6.63) | 5.09 (0.86, 30.2) | |
Employees | 53 | 31 (58.5) | 4.06 (1.87, 8.83) | 3.58 (1.38,9.28) | |
Business | 24 | 7 (29.2) | 1.19 (0.42, 3.35) | 1.23 (0.40, 3.84) | |
Tobacco smoking | Non-smoker | 245 | 117 (47.8) | 1.0 (ref.) | 1.0 (ref.) |
Current smoker | 62 | 27 (43.5) | 0.84 (0.48, 1.48) | 1.73 (0.82,3.64) | |
Diabetes status | No diabetes | 217 | 103 (47.5) | 1.0 (ref.) | 1.0 (ref.) |
Diabetes | 41 | 27 (65.9) | 2.14 (1.06, 4.29) | 2.43 (1.13,5.26) | |
Unknown | 49 | 14 (28.6) | 0.44 (0.23, .87) | 0.57 (0.28,1.16) |