Prehypertension and Hypertension among Schoolchildren in Brazzaville, Congo

Table 5

Univariable odds of HT.

Variables	HT	No HT	OR	95% CI	𝑃 value
Malnutrition	3 (15)	59 (10.1)	1.56	0.44–5.49	0.24
Primary school	10 (50)	305 (52.4)	0.90	0.37–2.21	0.50
Private school	11 (55)	307 (52.7)	1.09	0.44–2.68	0.51
Public school	9 (45)	275 (47.3)	0.91	0.36–2.27	0.51
Secondary school	10 (50)	277 (47.6)	1.10	0.45–2.68	0.50
Migration	3 (15)	64 (11)	1.42	0.32–4.62	0.28
Obesity	4 (20)	21 (3.6)	6.67	2.05–21.71	0.004
Orphan	1 (5)	37 (6.4)	0.77	0.10–5.95	0.45
Promiscuity	5 (25)	269 (46.2)	0.38	0.13–1.08	0.047
Adolescents	13 (65)	294 (50.5)	1.81	0.71–4.62	0.147
HSL*	11 (55)	348 (60)	0.81	0.33–1.99	0.409
Overweight	6 (30)	41 (7)	5.65	2.06–15.49	0.002

∗HSL: high socioeconomic level.