Hypertension-Related Admissions and Outcome in a Tertiary Hospital in Northeast Nigeria

Table 4

Multivariable-adjusted odds ratios for total mortality.

Parameter	Odds ratio (95% CI)	𝑃-value
Age (years)	1.024 (1.004–1.044)	0.02
Pulse rate (beats/minute)	1.02 (1.009–1.033)	0.001
DOA (days)	0.957 (0.931–0.984)	0.002

CI: confidence interval, DOA: duration on admission after hospitalization. The variables not entering the logistic regression model were duration of SH, sex, weight, body mass index, SBP, DBP, aware versus unaware of SH, alcohol drinking, and smoking.