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