Table 3: Bivariate and multivariable Cox proportional regression analysis among adult hypertensive patients attending at Ayder comprehensive specialized hospital, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 578).
Variables | Category | Bivariate | Multivariable | ||||||
p-value | COR | 95.0% CI | p-value | AOR | 95.0% CI | ||||
Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | ||||||
Blood Pressure | Controlled (Ref) | ||||||||
Uncontrolled | 0.001* | 7.76 | 5.29 | 11.38 | 0.83 | 2.330 | 1.78 | 6.96 | |
Age | > = 60 years | 0.001* | 6.67 | 4.58 | 19.70 | 0.001* | 3.13 | 1.72 | 5.67 |
< 60 years (Ref) | |||||||||
Protein urea | Yes | 0.001* | 183.59 | 65.79 | 512.24 | 0.06 | 5.068 | 1.93 | 27.43 |
No (Ref) | |||||||||
CKD | Yes | 0.001* | 29.34 | 18.91 | 45.50 | 0.081 | 9.204 | 1.76 | 111.38 |
No (Ref) | |||||||||
BMI | Over weight and obese | 0.001* | 32.69 | 20.27 | 52.73 | 0.001* | 9.450 | 4.92 | 18.15 |
Normal (Ref) | |||||||||
Dyslipidaemia | Yes | 0.001* | 11.26 | 7.31 | 17.34 | 0.14 | 1.874 | 1.83 | 4.32 |
No (Ref) | |||||||||
DM | Yes | 0.001* | 5.01 | 3.40 | 7.38 | 0.031* | 2.137 | 1.07 | 4.26 |
No (Ref) | |||||||||
Alcohol | Yes | 0.02 | 1.57 | 1.06 | 2.32 | 0.96 | 2.983 | 1.27 | 11.23 |
No (Ref) | |||||||||
Smoking | Yes | 0.001* | 34.33 | 15.47 | 76.15 | 0.001* | 8.391 | 2.57 | 27.39 |
No (Ref) | |||||||||
High salt in take | Yes | 0.001* | 0.061 | 0.025 | 0.150 | 0.37 | 2.452 | 2.452 | 10.17 |
No (Ref) | |||||||||
Less physical activity | Yes | 0.001* | 6.33 | 2.68 | 14.96 | 0.003* | 7.075 | 1.981 | 25.276 |
No (Ref) |
Note: *= Variables with significant association; Ref: Reference category; COR: Crude Odds Ratio; AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio.