Research Article
Hypertension, an Emerging Problem in Rural Cameroon: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Control
Table 2
Association between clinical characteristics and hypertension of 733 participants in Moliwe Health Area, rural Cameroon.
| Risk factors | Categories | Risk ratio (95% CI) | value |
| Age (years) | <40 | 1.0 | <0.001 | ≥40 | 4.5 (3.0–6.8) | Obesity | No | 1.0 | <0.001 | Yes | 1.9 (1.5–2.3) | Smoking | No | 1.0 | <0.001 | Yes | 1.5 (1.2–1.9) | Alcohol | No | 1.0 | <0.001 | Yes | 1.6 (1.3–1.9) | Diabetes | No | 1.0 | <0.001 | Yes | 2.1 (1.4–2.9) | Educational status | High (≥secondary) | 1.0 | <0.001 | Low (none and primary) | 1.8 (1.4–2.3) | Marital status | Unmarried | 1.0 | <0.001 | Married | 1.6 |
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