Table 3 Factors associated with hypertensive crisis among hypertensive patient seen at district and regional level hospitals in Tanzania

Age group (years)

36–55

4.64

2.57–8.37

< 0.001

2.66

1.38–5.11

0.003

56–75

10.89

6.21–19.10

< 0.001

3.65

1.88–7.08

< 0.001

≥ 75

15.05

7.91–28.64

< 0.001

4.53

2.10–9.84

< 0.001

18–35

Ref

Sex

Female

1.31

0.94–1.82

0.107

1.36

0.92–1.99

0.121

Male

Ref

Education level

A level secondary

0.26

0.03–2.09

0.206

0.70

0.08–6.00

0.743

O level secondary

0.36

0.15–0.86

0.021

0.45

0.18–1.15

0.095

Primary

0.94

0.48–1.85

0.854

0.72

0.34–1.56

0.408

None

2.03

1.01–4.09

0.047

1.11

0.49–2.53

0.799

Unknown

1.04

0.37–2.96

0.942

0.47

0.14–1.52

0.207

University

Ref

Alcohol consumption

Yes

1.23

0.79–1.92

0.366

1.17

0.68–2.00

0.569

No

Ref

Cigarette smoking

Yes

1.67

0.24–1.86

0.447

1.41

0.13–1.25

0.119

No

Ref

Substance abuse

Yes

1.84

0.64–5.25

0.255

4.14

1.06–16.13

0.041

No

Ref

Doing physical exercise

Yes

2.15

1.22–3.79

0.008

1.31

0.68–2.53

0.411

No

Ref

Previous diagnosed HTN

Yes

12.19

8.67–17.14

< 0.001

8.10

5.56–11.8

< 0.001

No

Ref