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