Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, Control, and Related Factors of Hypertension among Tajik Nomads Living in Pamirs at High Altitude

Table 4

Factors associated with prehypertension from study population by multiple logistic regression.

Stratification	N (%)	PHT OR (95% CI)	value
Sex
Men	111/369 (30.1)	1 (reference)	0.458
Women	129/428 (30.1)	1.19 (0.76–1.87)
Age
18–44	143/478 (29.9)	1 (reference)
45–59	65/208 (31.2)	0.92 (0.60–1.40)	0.687
≥60	32/111 (28.8)	0.65 (0.35–1.19)	0.160
Education attainment status
Primary and lower	158/551 (28.7)	1 (reference)
Junior high	51/144 (35.4)	1.49 (0.91–2.45)	0.113
Senior high and higher	31/102 (30.4)	1.19 (0.68–2.09)	0.532
Family income per member
Low	178/583 (30.5)	1 (reference)	0.540
High	62/214 (28.9)	0.88 (0.58–1.34)
Marital status
Single	28/76 (36.8)	1 (reference)
Married	187/646 (28.9)	1.05 (0.52–2.10)	0.897
Divorced	25/75 (33.3)	1.14 (0.43–3.01)	0.798
Body mass index
BMI: <23.9 kg/m^2	71/366 (19.4)	1 (reference)	＜0.001
BMI: ≥24.0 kg/m^2	169/431 (39.2)	2.41 (1.44–4.04)
Waistline circumference
Normal	111/462 (24.0)	1 (reference)	0.319
Abdominal obesity	129/335 (38.5)	1.29 (0.78–2.12)
Current cigarette consumption
No	198/658 (30.1)	1 (reference)	0.420
Yes	42/139 (30.2)	1.25 (0.73–2.13)
Current alcohol intake
No	215/728 (29.5)	1 (reference)	0.156
Yes	25/69 (36.2)	1.56 (0.84–2.90)

Adjusted factors include all above variables. PHT, prehypertension; OR: odd ratio; CI: confidence interval.