Predictors of hypertension using regression models
| Variable | Unadjusted | Adjusted | ||
| OR (95% CI) | p Value | OR (95% CI) | p Value | |
| Study category | ||||
| Residence in a gas-flaring versus non- gas-flaring host community | 1.31 (0.96 to 1.76) | 0.090 | *1.75 (1.11 to 2.74) | 0.02 |
| Mean age | *1.05 (1.04 to 1.06) | 0.000 | *1.05 (1.03 to 1.07) | 0.00 |
| Sex | ||||
| Female versus male | 0.82 (0.60 to 1.12) | 0.20 | 0.9 (0.57 to 1.42) | 0.65 |
| BMI | 1.01 (1.00 to 1.02) | 0.00 | 1.01 (0.99 to 1.02) | 0.11 |
| Levels of education | ||||
| Primary (reference) | Reference | Reference | ||
| Junior secondary | 0.2 (0.09 to 0.44) | 0.000 | 0.51 (0.18 to 1.39) | 0.19 |
| Senior secondary | 0.52 (0.34 to 0.80) | 0.003 | 1.08 (0.59 to 1.99) | 0.80 |
| Tertiary | 0.81 (0.49 to 1.32) | 0.399 | 1.33 (0.67 to 2.64) | 0.42 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single (Reference) | Reference | Reference | ||
| Married/living with partner | *2.96 (1.92 to 4.55) | 0.000 | 1.59 (0.88 to 2.89) | 0.13 |
| Widowed | *8.39 (4.03 to 17.47) | 0.000 | 1.45 (028 to 7.58) | 0.66 |
| Divorced/separated | *5.87 (2.07 to 16.66) | 0.001 | 3.95 (0.97 to 16.12) | 0.06 |
| Occupation | ||||
| Unemployed/student (reference) | Reference | Reference | ||
| Unskilled | 0.75 (0.48 to 1.17) | 0.203 | 0.73 (0.420 to 1.25) | 0.25 |
| Skilled | 0.73 (0.46 to 1.14) | 0.165 | 0.68 (0.40 to 1.15) | 0.15 |
| Professional | 1.46 (0.53 to 4.02) | 0.460 | 0.90 (0.28 to 2.92) | 0.86 |
*Confidence Intervals showing significant association between variables and hypertension status.