Research Article
Behavioural Risk Factors, Hypertension Knowledge, and Hypertension in Rural India
Table 5
Binary logistic regression analysis shows association of risk factors and demographic variables with hypertension.
| Variables | OR (95% CI) | |
| Smoking behaviour | 0.29 (0.09–.96) | 0.04 | Smokeless tobacco use | 0.85 (0.42–1.70) | 0.64 | Fruit and vegetable consumption | 1.32 (1.01–1.74) | 0.04 | Physical activity | 0.55 (0.27–1.14) | 0.11 | Body mass index | 1.85 (1.21–2.84) | 0.01 | Alcohol consumption | 1.48 (0.55–3.97) | 0.43 | Gender | 0.70 (0.32–1.52) | 0.36 | Education | 0.93 (0.73–1.18) | 0.56 | Occupation | 0.99 (0.87–1.13) | 0.95 | Age group | 1.55 (1.14–2.11) | 0.01 |
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