Risk Factors of Hypertension at UNRWA Primary Health Care Centers in Gaza Governorates

Table 2

Health status indicators among the study population.

Variable	Cases		Controls		OR (95% CI)	𝑃 value
	Number	%	Number	%
BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²	81	67.5	35	29.2	5.04* (2.81–9.08)	0.000
BMI < 30 kg/m²	39	32.5	85	70.8
Total	120	100	120	100
Positive family history	103	85.8	86	71.7	2.40 (1.20–4.83)	0.007
Negative family history	17	14.2	34	28.3
Total	120	100	120	100
Positive history of DM	23	19.2	9	7.5	2.92** (1.22–7.19)	0.008
Negative history of DM	97	80.8	111	92.5
Total	120	100	120	100
TC < 200 mg/dL	85	70.8	100	91.7	4.58*** (1.97–10.9)	0.000
TC 200 mg/dL +	35	29.2	9	8.3
Total	120	100	109	100
LDL < 130 mg/dL	87	75.7	99	91.6	3.54**** (1.5–8.59)	0.000
LDL 130 mg/dL +	28	24.3	9	8.4
Total	115	100	108	100
High HDL ≥ 40 mg/dL	71	61.7	107	99.1		0.000
Low HDL < 40 mg/dL	44	38.3	1	0.9
Total	115	100	108	100
TG < 150 mg/dL	77	64.7	103	95.3	11.77***** (4.21–35.5)	0.000
TG 150 mg/dL +	42	35.3	5	4.7
Total	119	100	108	100

Age adjusted OR:*5.08 (2.92–8.85), **2.62 (1.14–6.0), ***4.3 (1.95–9.50), ****3.36 (1.50–7.45), and *****10.92 (4.12–28.98).