Research Article

Hypertension Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment and Control, and Associated Factors: Results from a National Survey, Jordan

Table 2

Adjusted odds ratio (OR) and their values of predictors of hypertension prevalence and awareness by sex.

PrevalenceAwareness
VariablesMenWomenMenWomen
OR valueOR valueOR valueOR value

Age
 25–341111
 35–491.17.592.32.00.65.431.94.03
 50–643.55.007.34.002.25.133.05.00
 65+7.18.0014.1.003.61.034.37.00
Education
 <high school1111
 High school.84.35.84.151.24.51.12.57
 >high school.66.04.69.012.13.021.19.44
Marital status
 Single1111
 Married1.04.921.4.091.84.472.21.89
Income**
 <3001111
 300–5991.28.15.82.07.83.49.94.71
 600+1.16.56.99.94.48.081.99
Current smoking
 No1111
 Yes.9.23.91.212.27.001.83.02
BMI, kg/m2
 <251111
 25–292.72.001.7.001.75.211.21.55
 30+5.52.003.74.002.78.021.33.35
DM
 Absent1111
 Present1.63.022.57.001.98.023.56.00
High cholesterol
 Absent1111
 Present1.21.211.05.65.54.021.02.89