Socioeconomic Status and Hypertension among Teachers and Bankers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 4

Bivariate analysis for the association between socioeconomic status and hypertension among teachers and bankers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Variables	Hypertension		OR (95% CI)	value
	Yes	No
Sex
Male	262	862	1.431 (1.132–1.809)	0.003
Female	130	612	1
Age
≤24	28	330	1
25–34	60	600	1.179 (0.738–1.882)	0.492
35–44	65	246	3.114 (1.941–4.997)	<0.001
45–54	146	221	7.786 (5.021–12.075)	<0.001
≥55	93	77	14.235 (8.721–23.234)	<0.001
Income
Low (≤15000)	59	401	1
Medium (15001–48000)	252	758	2.260 (1.660–3.075)	<0.001
High (>48000)	81	315	1.748 (1.211–2.521)	0.003
Education
Diploma and below	183	714	0.932 (0.746–1.165)	0.536
Degree and above	209	760	1
Occupation
Bank workers	106	448	1.178 (0.918–1.511)	0.197
Teachers	286	1026	1