Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Suburban Community in Nigeria

Table 1

Risk assessment of prehypertension and hypertension in the cohort.

Covariants	Prehypertension; odds ratio (95% CI)	Hypertension; odds ratio (95% CI)	value
Age (years)
>35	4.49 (2.32–8.68)	6.34 (2.66–15.14)	<0.0001
≤35	1	1
RBG (mg/dl)
≥100	0.39 (0.14–1.08)	3.32 (1.27–8.63)	0.01
<100		1
Gender
Male	0.85 (0.39–1.68)	0.75 (0.36–1.57)	>0.46
Female	1

CI: confidence interval; = 0.06; RBG: random blood glucose.