Research Article

Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Factors among the Outpatient Department in Akaki Kality Subcity Health Centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 4

Factors affecting hypertension (bivariate and multivariate analyses), Akaki Kality, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018.

VariableβSEOR95% CI for AOR
CrudeAdjustedCORAORLowerUpper

Alcohol drinking-yes2.4720.6080.0010.00132.3011.8443.59639.014
No (reference)
Cigarette smoking-yes2.8040.6330.0010.00193.3316.5114.77557.084
No (reference)
Khat chewing-yes1.9320.6940.0010.00543.576.9051.77326.889
No (reference)
BMI (kg/m2) >250.2770.0710.0010.0011.4041.3201.1491.516
<18.5 (reference)
Age >44 years0.0390.0180.0010.0281.0511.0401.0041.077
<35 years (reference)