Table 3: Distribution of the study population according to sociodemographics characteristics and gestational age.
Variables |
HTN+ n (%) |
HTN- n (%) |
Total n (%) |
OR (95% CI) |
P value |
Age |
|
|
|
|
|
13-19 20-26 27-34 35-47 |
34 (23.1) 49 (33.3) 47 (32.0) 17 (11.6) |
19 (13.0) 58 (39.5) 56 (38.0) 14 (9.5) |
53 (18.0) 107 (36.4) 103 (35.0) 31 (10.5) |
2.15 (1.7-3.9) Ref 1.04 (0.6-1.7) 1.5 (0.7-3.1) |
0.014 Ref 0.89 0.27 |
Gestational age |
|
|
|
|
|
28-36 weeks 37-42 weeks |
97 (66.0) 50 (34.0) |
28 (19.0) 119 (81.0) |
125 (42.5) 169 (57.5) |
1.7 (0.8-2.4) Ref |
0.34 Ref |
Level of education |
|
|
|
|
|
Primary |
22 (15.0) |
17 (11.6)
|
36 (13.3) |
2.08 (1.0-4.1) |
0.039 |
Secondary first cycle |
62 (42.2) |
52 (35.4) |
114 (38.8) |
1.85 (1.1-3.0)
|
0.018 |
Secondary second cycle |
26 (17.7) |
21 (14.3) |
47 (16.0) |
1.9 (1.0-3.6) |
0.05 |
University and higher |
37 (25.8) |
57 (38.8) |
94 (32.0) |
Ref |
Ref |
Marital Status |
|
|
|
|
|
Single |
96 (65.3) |
92 (62.6) |
188 (64.0) |
1..46 (0.4-1.8) |
0.24 |
Married |
51 (34.7) |
55 (37.4) |
106 (36.0) |
Ref |
Ref |
Occupation |
|
|
|
|
|
House wife |
48 (32.7) |
47 (32.0) |
95 (32.3) |
1.1 (0.6-1.7) |
0.69 |
Self-employed |
19 (13.0) |
5 (3.4) |
24 (8.7) |
3.24 (1.3-8.1) |
0.012 |
Civil servant |
39 (26.5) |
56 (38.1) |
95 (32.3) |
0.77 (0.4-1.1) |
0.14 |
Student |
41 (27.9) |
39 (26.5) |
80 (27.2) |
Ref |
Ref |
Religion |
|
|
|
|
|
Christian |
142 (96.6) |
140 (95.2) |
282 (96.0) |
1.38 (0.5-4.1) |
0.55 |
Muslim |
5 (3.4) |
7 (4.8) |
12 (4.0) |
Ref |
Ref |
HTN+: Hypertensive; HTN-: non hypertensive; OR: Odds Ratio; n: Frequency; %: percentage; CI: Confidence Interval