Burden of Hypertension in the Capital of Afghanistan: A Cross-Sectional Study in Kabul City, 2015

Table 4

Bivariate analysis of pathophysiologic factors and hypertension among study participants in Kabul city, Afghanistan.

Variables	Categories	Normotensive	Hypertensive	Odds ratio	CI 95% LL	CI 95% UL
Basic mass index	Underweight	26 (78.8)	7 (21.2)	1	Reference
	Normal weight	360 (77.4)	105 (22.6)	1.083	0.457	2.566
	Overweight	285 (66)	147 (34)	1.916	0.812	4.518
	Obese	122 (50.4)	120 (49.6)	3.653	1.528	8.736
Central obesity (pregnant excluded)	No	367 (78.3)	102 (21.7)	1	Reference
	Yes	426 (60.6)	277 (39.4)	2.34	1.792	3.054
Use of table salt	No	541 (65.8)	281 (34.2)	1	Reference
	Yes	192 (72.7)	72 (27.3)	0.722	0.531	0.981
Diabetes mellitus	No diabetic	739 (69.4)	326 (30.6)	1	Reference
	Diabetic	54 (50.5)	53 (49.5)	2.225	1.49	3.322
Total cholesterol	<190 mg/dL	559 (68.4)	258 (31.6)	1	Reference
	≥190 mg/dL	234 (65.9)	121 (34.1)	1.12	0.86	1.459
Low density lipoprotein (LDL)	<100 mg/dL	458 (67.6)	220 (32.4)	0.953	0.746	1.218
	≥100 mg/dL	335 (67.8)	159 (32.2)	0.988	0.771	1.266
High density lipoprotein (HDL) borderline 40 mg/dL for male and 50 mg/dL for female	<40 and 50 mg/dL	409 (67.2)	200 (32.8)	1	Reference
	≥40 and 50 mg/dL	384 (68.2)	179 (32.3)	0.953	0.746	1.218
Triglycerides	<150 mg/dL	476 (68.9)	215 (31.1)	1	Reference
	≥150 mg/dL	317 (65.9)	164 (34.1)	1.145	0.894	1.468