Table 5: Multivariate analysis of factors among adult hypertensive patients at public hospitals of Bale Zone southeast Ethiopia, 2019.
|
Variables |
Categories |
AOR(95% CI) |
P- VALUE |
|
Age |
24-34 |
1 |
|
|
35-49 |
6.89 (1.86-17.49) |
0.030 |
|
|
50 and Above |
7.94 (2.52-19.19) |
0.001 |
|
|
Body mass index |
Normal |
1 |
|
|
Overweight |
2.3 (1.19-4.2) |
0.007 |
|
|
Obese |
0.65 (0.29-1.87) |
0.049 |
|
|
Medication adherence |
Adherent |
1 |
|
|
Not adherent |
1.59 (1.03-2.59) |
0.024 |
|
|
Smoking status |
Not smoker |
1 |
|
|
Smoker |
3.8 (1.05-14.34) |
0.004 |
|
|
Awareness of HTN complication |
Yes aware |
|
|
|
Not aware |
2.04 (1.26-3.59) |
0.003 |
|
|
Number of therapy |
Single |
1 |
|
|
Dual |
1.34 (0.58-3.09) |
0.25 |
|
|
Triple |
1.98 (0.86-2.57 |
0.03 |