Hypertension in Jordan: Prevalence, Awareness, Control, and Its Associated Factors

Table 4

The multivariate analysis of factors associated hypertension prevalence, awareness, and control.

	Men		Women
	OR (95% Confidence interval)	P-value	OR (95% Confidence interval)	P-value
Prevalence of Hypertension
Age (≥50 vs. <50)	3.3 (2.5, 4.4)	<0.001	5.0 (4.1, 62)	<0.001
Increased waist circumference	2.0 (1.5, 2.8)	<0.001	3.7 (2.5, 5.5)	<0.001
Marital status (married vs. single)	2.2 (1.2, 4.1)	0.015
Family history of hypertension	1.5 (1.1, 2.0)	0.004	1.9 (1.6, 2.4)	<0.001
Elevated triglycerides level	1.6 (1.2, 2.1)	0.001	1.4 (1.2, 1.8)	0.001
Diabetes	1.7 (1.3, 2.2)	<0.001	1.4 (1.1,1.7)	<0.001
Low HDL	1.4 (1.1, 1.7)	0.004
Awareness of hypertension
Family history of hypertension	2.8 (1.8, 4.4)	<0.001	3.2 (2.2, 4.6)	<0.001
Age (≥50 vs. <50)	2.5 (1.6, 3.9)	<0.001	3.4 (2.5, 4.8)	<0.001
Marital status (married vs. single)	5.6 (1.2, 26.7)	0.032	6.3 (3.0,13.0)	<0.001
Smoking
None smoker	1		1
Past smoker	3.4 (2.0, 6.2)	<0.001	3.2 (0.8,13.6)	0.114
Current smoker	1.8 (1.1, 3.0)	0.009	2.9 (1.4, 6.1)	0.004
Control of hypertension
Age (≥50 vs. <50)	1.8 (1.5, 2.3)	<0.001	3.0 (2.2, 4.1)	<0.001
Marital status (married vs. single)			5.9 (2.9, 11.9)	<0.001