Table 6: Estimation of risk (OR)¥ between hypertension and different covariates among elderly by gender
Variables | Men | Women |
WC | 1.6 (1.2-2.1) ** | 2.6 (2.0-3.3) ** |
WC † | 1.5 (1.1-2.0) ** | 2.3 (1.8-3.1) ** |
BMI (> 23) | 1.9 (1.4-2.5) ** | 2.2 (1.7-2.8) ** |
BMI (= 23) † | 2.0 (1.6-2.7) ** | 2.0 (1.6-2.7) ** |
Age (70-80 yrs) | 1.1 (0.9-1,3) | 1.7 (1.3-2.2) ** |
Age (> 80 yrs) | 1.6 (1.1-2.5) * | 2.3 (1.4-3.8) ** |
Tobacco | 1.0 (0.8-1.2) | 0.9 (0.7-1.1) |
Alcohol | 1.0 (0.8-1.2) | 0.7 (0.4-1.5) |
Salt (5-7g) | 1.1 (0.7-1.6) | 1.6 (1.1-2.4) ** |
Salt (>7g) | 1.0 (0.7-1.5 | 1.8 (1.2-2.6) ** |
Sugar (2nd tertile) | 1.1 (0.7-1.8) | 1.5 (0.9-2.4) |
Sugar(3rd tertile) | 1.1 (0.7-1.8) | 1.9 (1.2-3.1) ** |
Sedentary physical activity | 1.7 (1.4-2.1) ** | 3.1 (2.2-4.4) ** |
Wealth index(2nd tertile) | 0.9 (0.7-1.1) | 1.5 (1.1-2.0) ** |
Wealth index(3rd tertile) | 1.5 (1.1-2.0) ** | 2.9 (2.1-3.9) ** |
Note: Figures in parenthesis indicate 95% Confidence Interval. ¥ OR: Odds ratio. Symbol * indicated p< 0.05 and ** indicates p< 0.01
† Confounding variables are age, community, type of house, head occupation and education, family size and land holding.
BMI: Body Mass Index; WC: Waist Circumference