Prevalence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and their risk factors in an informal settlement in Freetown, Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study

Table 4 Factors associated with hypertension

Variables	Hypertension	Adjusted OR (AOR)	95% CI	p-value
Gender	Female	0.96	(0.31–3.04)	0.95
Gender	Male	Reference group
Age group	≥ 60	8.05	(2.22–29.12)	< 0.001
	55–59	7.35	(1.49–36.39)	0.01
	50–54	2.51	(0.53–11.82)	0.24
	45–49	4.54	(1.23–16.71)	0.02
	40–44	2.83	(0.83–9.63)	0.10
	35–39	Reference group
Marital Status	Cohabitating	6.68	(1.03–14.35)	< 0.001
	Widowed	1.27	(0.27–5.95)	0.76
	Separated	1.34	(1.02–7.00)	< 0.001
	Married	0.73	(0.23–2.33)	0.59
	Single	Reference group
Level of Education	University	4.62	(3.09–6.91 )	< 0.001
	Vocational	3.65	(1.81–7.39 )	< 0.001
	Secondary	0.88	(0.32–2.42)	0.81
	Primary	1.08	(0.30–3.80)	0.92
	No Education	Reference group
Recommended vegetables consumption	No	0.86	(0.12–6.39)	0.88
Recommended vegetables consumption	Yes	Reference group
Recommended fruits consumption	No	1.33	(0.56–3.15)	0.51
Recommended fruits consumption	Yes	Reference group
Smoking	No	0.72	(0.24–2.22)	0.57
Smoking	Yes	Reference group
Alcohol consumption	No	0.62	(0.14–2.80)	0.54
Alcohol consumption	Yes	Reference group
Vigorous exercise	No	0.71	(0.17–2.92)	0.63
Vigorous exercise	Yes	Reference group
Obesity	No	2.13	(0.84–5.41)	0.11
Obesity	Yes	Reference group
High Blood Glucose	No	1.40	(0.19–10.53)	0.74
High Blood Glucose	Yes	Reference group

Obesity-Body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2; High blood sugar-random blood sugar ≥ 11.1mmol/ (200 mg/dl); vigorous exercise- 150 min of moderate-intensity activity per week or 75 min of vigorous-intensity activity per week; smoking- Current (smoking) tobacco use as self-reported; Current alcohol consumption as self-reported; recommended vegetables and fruits- five portions per day

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