Prehypertension and Hypertension among Schoolchildren in Brazzaville, Congo

Table 3

Univariable odds of pre-HT.

Variables	pre-HT	No pre-HT	OR	95% CI	𝑃 value
Malnutrition	10 (8)	52 (10.9)	0.71	0.33–1.4	0.22
Primary school	40 (32)	275 (57.5)	0.34	0.22–0.52	<0.00001
Private school	83 (66.4)	236 (49.4)	2.02	1.34–3.07	0.0004
Public school	42 (33.6)	242 (50.6)	0.49	0.32–0.74	0.0004
Secondary school	85 (68)	203 (42.5)	2.87	1.89–4.39	<0.000001
Migration	21 (16.8)	46 (9.6)	1.89	1.06–3.29	0.02
Obesity	11 (8.8)	14 (2.9)	3.19	1.37–7.27	0.006
Orphan	7 (5.6)	31 (6.5)	0.85	0.34–1.92	0.45
Promiscuity	47 (37.6)	228 (47.7)	0.66	0.43–0.98	0.02
Adolescents	84 (67.2)	224 (46.9)	2.31	1.53–3.53	<0.0001
HSL*	88 (70.4)	272 (57.1)	1.78	1.17–2.74	0.004
Overweight	16 (12.8)	31 (6.5)	2.11	1.09–3.98	0.019

∗HSL: high socioeconomic level.