Table 3 Univariate and multivariate analysis of the factors associated with hypertension among adults in Northern Sudan, 2022

Range (Interquartile range)

OR (95% CI)

P

OR (95% CI)

P

Age, years

50.0(38.0‒60.0)

38.0(28.0‒50.0)

1.04(1.02‒1.05)

 < 0.001

1.04(1.02‒1.06)

 < 0.001

Body mass index, kg/m²

27.7(24.8‒31.4)

24.4(19.5‒28.5)

1.10(1.06‒1.14)

 < 0.001

1.08(1.04‒1.13)

 < 0.001

Frequency (Proportion)

 Sex

Male

95(44.2)

98(58.0)

Reference

Reference

0.022

Female

120(55.8)

71(42.0)

1.74(1.16‒2.62)

0.007

1.71(1.08‒2.73)

 Education level

 ≥ secondary

145(67.4)

113(66.9)

Reference

 < secondary

70(32.6)

56(33.1)

0.97(0.63‒1.49)

0.905

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 Occupational status

Employed

92(42.8)

86(50.9)

Reference

No-employed

123(57.2)

83(49.1)

1.38(0.92‒2.07)

0.115

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 Marital status

Married

45(20.9)

51(30.2)

Reference

0.332

Unmarried

170(79.1)

118(69.8)

1.63(1.02‒2.59)

0.039

0.75(0.42‒1.33)

 Cigarette smoking

Never

176(81.9)

129(76.3)

Reference

Current/former

39(18.1)

40(23.7)

0.71(0.43‒1.17)

0.184

 Alcohol consumption

Never

197(91.6)

148(87.6)

Reference

Current/former

18(8.4)

21(12.4)

0.64(0.33‒1.25)

0.194

 Family history of hypertension

No

91(42.3)

102(60.4)

Reference

Reference

0.090

Yes

124(57.3)

67(39.4)

2.07(1.37‒3.12)

 < 0.001

1.49(0.94‒2.36)

 Snoring

No

143(66.5)

135(79.9)

Reference

Reference

0.041

Yes

72(33.5)

34(20.1)

1.99(1.24‒3.20)

0.004

1.69(1.02‒2.82)

 Body mass index, kg/m²

Underweight

5(2.3)

33(19.5)

0.14(0.05‒0.39)

 < 0.001

0. 16(0.05‒0.46)

0.001

Normal

62(28.8)

59(34.9)

Reference

Reference

Overweight

74(34.4)

39(23.1)

1.80(1.06‒3.05)

0.028

1.66(0.95‒2.92)

0.075

Obese

74(34.4)

38(22.5)

1.85(1.09‒3.14)

0.022

1.62(0.92‒2.87)

0.093