Table 4 Prevalence ratio for factors associated with blood pressure under control among people already aware of the hypertension diagnosis in nine districts in India, 2018–19 (N = 3691).

From: Population-based surveillance for hypertension awareness, treatment, and control in nine districts - India Hypertension Control Initiative, 2018–19

Categories

Unadjusted Prevalence Ratio (PR)

Adjusted PR (Model 1a)

Adjusted PR (Model 2b)

Unadjusted PR (95% CI)

Adjusted PR (95% CI)

Adjusted PR (95% CI)

Area

 Rural

1.00 (Ref)

1.00 (Ref)

1.00 (Ref)

 Urban

0.96 (0.86–1.07)

0.85 (0.77–0.95)

0.86 (0.78–0.96)

Gender

 Male

1.00 (Ref)

1.00 (Ref)

1.00 (Ref)

 Female/Transgender

1.24 (1.10–1.39)

1.18 (1.01–1.38)

1.11 (0.99–1.26)

Age Group (Years)

 18–44

1.00 (Ref)

1.00 (Ref)

1.00 (Ref)

 45–59

1.11 (0.95–1.29)

0.89 (0.77–1.03)

0.88 (0.76–1.02)

 60–69

1.19 (1.02–1.39)

0.89 (0.76–1.04)

0.87 (0.75–1.01)

Education

 No Formal Education

1.00 (Ref)

1.00 (Ref)

 

 Formal Education

1.08 (0.96–1.22)

1.09 (0.95–1.25)

 

Occupation

 Manual Work

1.00 (Ref)

1.00 (Ref)

 

 Sedentary

1.03 (0.88–1.22)

1.02 (0.86–1.19)

 

 Employed

0.96 (0.75–1.22)

0.98 (0.78–1.24)

 

 Homemaker

1.12 (0.97–1.30)

0.93 (0.79–1.10)

 

Current smoker

 Yes

1.00 (Ref)

1.00 (Ref)

 

 No

1.42 (1.11–1.81)

1.15 (0.89–1.48)

 

Current Smokeless tobacco user

 Yes

1.00 (Ref)

1.00 (Ref)

1.00 (Ref)

 No

1.19 (0.99–1.42)

1.19 (0.98–1.44)

1.20 (0.99–1.44)

Alcohol use

 Yes

1.00 (Ref)

1.00 (Ref)

1.00 (Ref)

 No

1.38 (1.18–1.62)

1.27 (1.07–1.51)

1.28 (1.09–1.52)

Adding salt before eating or eating high salt foods

 Often

1.00 (Ref)

1.00 (Ref)

 

 Occasional

1.13 (0.98–1.30)

0.99 (0.86–1.13)

 

 Never

1.16 (0.97–1.38)

0.98 (0.82–1.16)

 

Eating meals outside home

 Frequently

1.00 (Ref)

1.00 (Ref)

 

 Occasionally/never

1.04 (0.89–1.23)

0.96 (0.82–1.13)

 

Aware regarding salt reduction

 No

1.00 (Ref)

1.00 (Ref)

 

 Yes

1.26 (1.09–1.46)

0.97 (0.84–1.13)

 

Physical activity

 Inadequate/NotDone

1.00 (Ref)

1.00 (Ref)

 

 Adequate

1.19 (1.04–1.36)

1.07 (0.94–1.22)

 

Recent Facility Visit

 Informal providers/No treatment

1.00 (Ref)

1.00 (Ref)

1.00 (Ref)

 Public sector

3.07 (2.45–3.83)

1.99 (1.58–2.52)

1.98 (1.57–2.50)

 Private sector

2.89 (2.36–3.55)

1.99 (1.61–2.47)

1.99 (1.61–2.46)

 AYUSH

1.75 (0.88–3.51)

1.11 (0.55–2.22)

1.11 (0.55–2.22)

Co-Morbidities

 No Comorbidity

1.00 (Ref)

1.00 (Ref)

 

 One or more comorbidities

1.13 (1.02–1.26)

0.98 (0.89–1.09)

 

Received counseling to stop tobacco use

 No

1.00 (Ref)

1.00 (Ref)

1.00 (Ref)

 Yes

1.09 (0.96–1.23)

1.18 (1.02–1.35)

1.15 (1.01–1.31)

Received counseling to reduce Salt

 No

1.00 (Ref)

1.00 (Ref)

 

 Yes

1.30 (1.12–1.51)

0.98 (0.85–1.13)

 

Body mass index (kg/m2)

 Normal Weight (18.50–24.99)

1.00 (Ref)

1.00 (Ref)

1.00 (Ref)

 Under Weight (<18.50)

1.11 (0.84–1.47)

1.16 (0.90–1.51)

1.17 (0.90–1.51)

 Over Weight (25.00–29.99)

1.06 (0.94–1.19)

0.99 (0.89–1.11)

1.01 (0.90–1.12)

 Obese (> = 30.00)

0.80 (0.68–0.93)

0.74 (0.64–0.86)

0.75 (0.64–0.87)

Drug

 No Drug

1.00 (Ref)

1.00 (Ref)

1.00 (Ref)

 Single

3.00 (2.51–3.60)

2.37 (1.95–2.87)

2.40 (1.98–2.90)

 Combination

2.94 (2.38–3.63)

2.39 (1.92–2.98)

2.37 (1.91–2.95)

 Multiple

3.46 (2.79–4.29)

2.81 (2.24–3.53)

2.84 (2.27–3.55)

  1. aModel 1 - All variables listed in the table were included.
  2. bModel 2 - Variables with p-value < 0.2 in model 1 were included in model 2.