Behavioral and Sociodemographic Determinants of Hypertension and Its Burden among Bank Employees in Metropolitan Cities of Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia
Table 4
Factors associated hypertension among bank employees in metropolitan cities of Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 368).
Variables
Hypertension, n (%)
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
No
Yes
AgeC, mean (SD)
32.8 (7.95)
39.9 (10.5)
1.1 (1.05, 1.11)
1.1 (1.03, 1.11)
Sex
Male
129
156
1.5 (0.9, 2.5)
2.5 (1.2, 5.1)
Female
46
37
1
1
Education
Diploma/BA
126
154
1.5 (0.9, 2.5)
1.4 (0.7, 2.6)
MA
49
39
1
1
Monthly incomeC
1355.5 (3956.9)
14101 (3726.3)
1 (0.9, 1.01)
1 (0.9, 1.01)
BMI status
Underweight/normal
131
79
1
1
Overweight
31
72
3.8 (2.3, 6.3)
2.7 (1.5, 5.2)
Obese
13
42
5.3 (2.7, 10.5)
5.6 (2.0, 11.3)
Current alcohol drinking
Yes
126
154
1
1
No
49
39
0.7 (0.4, 1.1)
0.9 (0.4, 1.8)
Smoking history
Yes
21
35
1
1
No
154
158
0.6 (0.3, 1.1)
1.2 (0.5, 2.7)
Physical activity
Low
56
129
1
1
Moderate/high
119
64
0.23 (0.2, 0.4)
0.36 (0.2, 0.62)
Daily salt intake
<1 tea spoon
111
97
1
1
≥1 tea spoon
64
96
1.4 (0.9, 2.2)
1.7 (0.9, 2.9)
Daily fruit intake
Yes
17
7
0.4 (0.1,0.9)
0.1 (0.04, 0.3)
No
158
186
1
1
Daily vegetable intake
Yes
19
13
0.6 (0.3, 0.1.2)
0.9 (0.4, 2.6)
No
156
180
1
1
Stressful life event
No
74
54
At least one LTE
101
139
1.9 (1.2, 2.9)
1.8 (1.01, 3.4)
Familial hypertension
1
1
Present
22
58
3 (1.7, 5.1)
2.8 (1.5, 5.4)
Absent
153
135
1
1
Knowledge of CVDs
Poor
79
125
2.4 (1.4, 4.1)
2.4 (1.2, 4.8)
Moderate
47
36
1.2 (0.6, 2.1)
1.6 (0.8, 3.8)
Good
49
32
1
1
Key: C = continuous variable, ,, LTE = life threatening events, BMI = body mass index, COR = crude odds ratio, AOR = adjusted odds ratio, and SD = standard deviation. Note. The Hosmer–Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test was chi2(8) = 5.2 Prob > chi2 = 0.73, which indicated the model was well fitted to the data.
