Clinical Study
Risk Factors of Hypertension at UNRWA Primary Health Care Centers in Gaza Governorates
Table 1
Summary table of sociodemographic characteristics of the study population.
| Variable | Cases | Controls |
OR (95% CI) | value | Number | % | Number | % |
| Sex | | | | | * | * | Male | 40 | 33.3 | 40 | 33.3 | | | Female | 80 | 66.7 | 80 | 66.7 | | Residency | | | | | * | North | 23 | 19.1 | 23 | 19.1 | | | Gaza | 42 | 35 | 42 | 35 | | | Midzone | 17 | 14.2 | 17 | 14.2 | | | Khan Younis | 23 | 19.2 | 23 | 19.2 | | | Rafah | 15 | 12.5 | 15 | 12.5 | | | Age (years) | | | | | | 0.023 | <40 | 24 | 20 | 36 | 30 | 1 | | 40–49 | 28 | 23.3 | 37 | 30.8 | 1.14 (0.52–2.46) | | 50+ | 68 | 56.7 | 47 | 39.2 | 2.17 (1.10–4.32) | | Education | | | | | | 0.000 | Low level | 74 | 61.7 | 32 | 26.6 | 5.93 (3.00–11.82) | | Medium level | 23 | 19.2 | 29 | 24.2 | 2.03 (0.92–4.50) | | High level | 23 | 19.1 | 59 | 49.2 | 1 | | Occupation | | | | | |
0.000 | Employed | 20 | 16.7 | 60 | 50 | 5 (2.64 – 9.35) | | Unemployed | 100 | 83.3 | 60 | 50 | | | Household income | | | | | | 0.000 | <1700 NIS | 91 | 75.8 | 41 | 34.2 | 7.15 (3.59–14.39) | | 1700–2200 NIS | 11 | 9.2 | 21 | 17.5 | 1.69 (0.62–4.55) | | >2200 NIS | 18 | 15 | 58 | 48.3 | 1 | | Marital status | | | | | | 0.218 | Single | 5 | 4.1 | 7 | 5.8 | 1 | | Married | 98 | 81.7 | 105 | 87.5 | 1.31 (0.36–4.93) | | Widow | 15 | 12.5 | 6 | 5 | 3.50 (0.63–20.69) | | Divorced | 2 | 1.7 | 2 | 1.7 | 1.40 (0.09–22.68) | |
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*Matched variables.
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