Characteristic | Self-reported hypertension | |
---|---|---|
aOR (95% CI) | P-value | |
Age (yr) | ||
 20–24 | 0.04 (0.03–0.06) |  < 0.001 |
 25–29 | 0.10 (0.07–0.14) |  < 0.001 |
 30–34 | 0.12 (0.09–0.16) |  < 0.001 |
 35–39 | 0.17 (0.13–0.23) |  < 0.001 |
 40–44 | 0.27 (0.21–0.36) |  < 0.001 |
 45–49 | 0.37 (0.28–0.48) |  < 0.001 |
 50 +  | 1.00 |  |
Education | ||
 No education/Primary | 1.38 (0.98–1.95) | 0.069 |
 Secondary | 1.53 (1.13–2.07) | 0.006 |
 Tertiary | 1.00 |  |
Ethnicity | ||
 Black/African | 1.73 (1.17–2.54) | 0.006 |
 Colored and other | 1.28 (0.83–1.96) | 0.260 |
 White | 1.00 |  |
Wealth | ||
 Poorest | 0.75 (0.52–1.07) | 0.113 |
 Poorer | 1.00 (0.71–1.39) | 0.973 |
 Middle | 1.20 (0.89–1.60) | 0.227 |
 Richer | 1.15 (0.89–1.49) | 0.298 |
 Richest | 1.00 |  |
Marital status | ||
 Never married | 0.74 (0.62–0.88) | 0.001 |
 Divorced/separated | 1.07 (0.88–1.30) | 0.486 |
 Currently married | 1.00 |  |
Current employment | ||
 Not employed | 1.12 (0.94–1.33) | 0.210 |
 Employed | 1.00 |  |
Covered by health insurance | ||
 No | 0.74 (0.58–0.95) | 0.018 |
 Yes | 1.00 |  |
Amount of mass media exposurea | ||
 0 | 0.94 (0.70–1.25) | 0.663 |
 1 | 1.08 (0.85–1.37) | 0.529 |
 2 | 1.11 (0.92–1.34) | 0.279 |
 3 | 1.00 |  |
Place of residence | ||
 Urban | 1.13 (0.91–1.40) | 0.261 |
 Rural | 1.00 |  |
Geographical region | ||
 Western Cape | 2.70 (1.80–4.05) |  < 0.001 |
 Eastern Cape | 2.31 (1.67–3.18) |  < 0.001 |
 Northern Cape | 3.01 (2.06–4.40) |  < 0.001 |
 Free State | 2.16 (1.52–3.07) |  < 0.001 |
 Kwazulu-Natal | 1.33 (0.96–1.85) | 0.090 |
 North West | 2.75 (1.97–3.85) |  < 0.001 |
 Gauteng | 1.75 (1.20–2.55) | 0.004 |
 Mpumalanga | 1.70 (1.21–2.38) | 0.002 |
 Limpopo | 1.00 |  |
Perception of own weight | ||
 Underweight | 0.91 (0.71–1.16) | 0.443 |
 Overweight/obese | 1.72 (1.40–2.11) |  < 0.001 |
 Normal weight | 1.00 |  |
Perception of own health | ||
 Poor | 3.63 (2.53–5.21) |  < 0.001 |
 Average | 2.74 (1.99–3.79) |  < 0.001 |
 Good | 1.53 (1.10–2.11) | 0.010 |
 Excellent | 1.00 |  |
Type of fruits eaten yesterday | ||
 None | 1.04 (0.85–1.27) | 0.740 |
 One | 0.97 (0.78–1.21) | 0.787 |
 Two or more | 1.00 |  |
Type of vegetables eaten yesterday | ||
 None | 1.08 (0.88–1.31) | 0.431 |
 One | 1.20 (0.99–1.46) | 0.064 |
 Two or more | 1.00 |  |
Frequency of eating processed meat | ||
 Never | 1.14 (0.90–1.44) | 0.392 |
 At least once a week | 0.98 (0.74–1.30) | 0.632 |
 Occasionally | 0.91 (0.76–1.10) | 0.888 |
 Every day | 1.00 |  |
Frequency of eating fried foods | ||
 Never | 0.92 (0.70–1.21) | 0.424 |
 At least once a week | 0.78 (0.57–1.08) | 0.291 |
 Occasionally | 0.93 (0.78–1.10) | 0.134 |
 Every day | 1.00 |  |
Sugar-sweetened drinks yesterday | ||
 No | 0.93 (0.79–1.10) | 0.386 |
 Yes | 1.00 |  |
Presence of other comorbiditiesb | ||
 Yes | 7.92 (3.63–17.29) |  < 0.001 |
 No | 1.00 |  |