Anxiety and Depression among Hypertensive Outpatients in Afghanistan: A Cross-Sectional Study in Andkhoy City

Table 3

Associated factors with anxiety among hypertensive patients.

Variables	Anxiety n (%)	OR	(95% CI)	P value
Age ≤ 39	18 (18.2)	1.0
40-60	36 (36.4)	2.61	(0.866-7.88)	0.088
>60	45 (45.4)	5.0	(1.66-15.17)	0.004
Occupation, Employed	12 (12.1)	1.0
Housewife	25 (25.2)	1.96	(0.62-6.24)	0.253
Others	9 (9.1)	0.287	(0.106-0.77)	0.014
Unemployed	53 (53.5)	0.431	(0.148-1.255)	0.123
Gender, Male	20 (20.2)	1.0
Female	79 (79.8)	4.25	(2.07-8.73)	<0.001
Smoking, No	46 (46.5)	1.0
Yes	53 (53.5)	2.95	(1.55-5.63)	0.001
Comorbidities
Only hypertension	1.0
with DM	40 (40.4)	4.90	(1.19-20.22)	0.028
DM with MI or Stroke	9 (9.1)	5.66	(1.37-23.42)	0.017

CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; DM, diabetes mellitus; MI, myocardial infarction.