Research Article
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Hypertension: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Municipalities of Kathmandu, Nepal
Table 4
Multivariable analysis for hypertension.
| Variables | Category | | value | AOR | 95% CI for AOR | Lower | Upper |
| Constant | | −2.220 | 0.005 | 0.109 | | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | | 0.127 | <0.001 | 1.135 | 1.084 | 1.188 |
| Smoking (current) | No | Reference | Yes | 0.671 | 0.005 | 1.957 | 1.219 | 3.141 |
| Alcohol user (current) | No | Reference | Yes | 0.473 | 0.030 | 1.605 | 1.047 | 2.460 |
| Physical activity | Sufficient | Reference | Nonsufficient | 0.472 | 0.040 | 1.604 | 1.022 | 2.517 |
| Diabetes mellitus-II | No | Reference | Yes | 0.934 | 0.001 | 2.545 | 1.454 | 4.457 |
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Note: sufficient physical activity, ≥600 METs of moderate and vigorous activity in a week. BMI, body mass index.
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