Hypertension, an Emerging Problem in Rural Cameroon: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Control

Table 3

Association between clinical characteristics and hypertension after adjusting for all the factors presented.

Risk factors	Categories	Odds ratio (95% CI)	value
Age (years)	20–39	1.0
	40–59	3.0 (2.0–4.6)	<0.001
	60–79	8.3 (4.4–15.7)	<0.001
	80 and above	11.6 (2.1–64.6)	<0.001
Educational status	High	1.0
	None	6.7 (3.6–12.4)	<0.001
	Primary	2.0 (1.3–3.2)	<0.001
	Secondary	1.2 (0.7–2.0)	0.440
Body mass index	Normal	1.0
	Overweight	1.0 (0.7–1.5)	0.850
	Obese	2.8 (1.9–4.2)	<0.001
Smoking	No	1.0
	Yes	1.3 (0.8–2.0)	0.330
Alcohol	No	1.0
	Yes	1.4 (0.9–2.1)	0.070
Diabetes	No	1.0
	Yes	1.4 (0.5–3.9)	0.550
Marital status	Unmarried	1.0
	Married	1.5 (1.1–2.2)	0.030