International Journal of Hypertension / 2017 / Article / Tab 6 / Research Article
Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Study in Urban Varanasi Table 6 Univariate analysis for the association of hypertension and sociodemographic characteristics, anthropometric measurements, and behavioral risk factors (
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Variables Odds ratio (95% CI) valueSex Male 1.97 (1.41–2.75) 0.001 Female 1.0 (reference) Age groups 25–34 1.0 (reference) 35–44 2.64 (1.58–4.41) 0.001 45–54 6.38 (3.77–10.77) 0.001 55–64 6.49 (3.814–11.05) 0.001 Marital status Unmarried 1.0 (reference) Married 2.34 (1.19–4.61) 0.014 Others 2.32 (0.89–6.04) 0.084 Education Graduate & above 1.0 (reference) Illiterate 1.17 (0.66–2.06) 0.580 Primary 0.92 (0.54–1.54) 0.756 Secondary 1.08 (0.73–1.59) 0.698 Occupation Private 1.0 (reference) Government 2.40 (1.39–4.16) 0.002 Self-employed 1.29 (0.76–2.19) 0.336 Retired 3.66 (1.57–8.52) 0.003 Homemaker 0.89 (0.56–1.41) 0.636 Others 1.37 (0.62–3.01) 0.426 Socioeconomic status Lower class 1.0 (reference) Lower middle class 0.57 (0.26–1.23) 0.156 Middle class 0.63 (0.29–1.33) 0.230 Upper middle class 0.62 (0.29–1.30) 0.208 Upper class 1.31 (0.66–2.61) 0.432 BMI Underweight 1.0 (reference) Normal 1.27 (0.65–2.47) 80.480 Overweight 1.99 (1.00–3.97) 0.049 Obese 3.57 (1.59–8.00) 0.002 Abdominal obesity No 1.0 (reference) Yes 1.73 (1.24–2.42) 0.001 Tobacco use Nonusers 1.0 (reference) 0.001 Users 1.86 (1.31–2.64) Alcohol use Nonusers 1.0 (reference) 0.092 Users 1.55 (0.93–2.57) Physical activity Inactive 0.63 (0.34–1.17) 0.146 Active 1.0 (reference) Eating habits Vegetarian 1.0 (reference) Nonvegetarian 1.10 (0.78–1.54) 0.569 Ovo-vegetarian 0.34 (0.11–1.02) 0.055