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Table 5 Determination of variables association with blood pressure control

From: Prescribing pattern of anti-hypertensive medications among hypertensive outpatients at selected hospitals of South Gondar Zone, Amhara, Ethiopia: a hospital based cross sectional study

Variables

Blood pressure

OR (95% CI)

Uncontrolled

Controlled

COR

AOR

Sex

 Male

108

62

0.71(0.48–1.06)*

0.74(0.48–1.15)

 Female

140

113

1

1

Marital status

 Single

20

7

1

1

 Married

171

116

1.94 (0.79–4.73)*

1.56(0.62–3.97)

 Divorced

15

17

3.24(1.07–9.79)*

2.06(0.63–6.75)

 Widowed

42

35

2.38(0.90–6.29)*

1.85(0.65–5.26)

Monthly income

 < 1500 birr

67

39

0.69(0.43–1.14)*

0.71(0.40–1.25)

 1500–2499 birr

83

54

0.78(0.49–1.22)

0.73(0.44–1.22)

 ≥ 2500 birr

98

82

1

1

Health insurance

 Yes

168

137

1

1

 No

80

38

0.58(0.37–0.91)*

0.42(0.26–0.68)+

Comorbidity

 Yes

133

76

0.66(0.45–0.98)*

0.50(0.20–0.95)

 No

115

99

1

1

Adherence status

 Adherent

80

80

1

1

 Non-adherent

168

95

0.57(0.38–0.84)*

0.52(0.34–0.80)+

Aerobic exercise

 Yes

46

52

1

1

 No

202

123

0.54(0.34–0.85)*

0.53(0.32–0.88)+

Hypertension specific MRCI

 Low MRCI

120

116

5.80(1.27–26.48)*

1.28(0.15–10.73)

 Moderate MRCI

116

57

2.95(0.64–13.62)*

1.38(0.23–8.48)

 High MRCI

12

2

1

1

Patient level MRCI

 Low total MRCI

35

54

3.39(1.96–5.87)*

2.04(1.07–3.91)+

 Moderate total MRCI

112

75

1.47(0.93–2.32)*

1.17(0.72–1.91)

 High total MRCI

101

46

1

1

Drug selection

 Appropriate

193

155

1

1

 Inappropriate

55

20

0.45(0.26–0.79)*

0.47(0.26–0.85)+

Antihypertensive drugs

 One

113

111

3.93(1.55–9.98)*

3.83(1.42–10.35)+

 Two

111

58

2.09(0.81–5.40)*

2.27(0.85–6.04)

 Three or more

24

6

1

1

Drug-drug interaction

 Major

66

37

0.61(0.43–1.09)*

0.4(0.10–0.85)

 Moderate

29

12

0.50(0.25–1.03)*

0.74(0.33–1.67)

 No interaction

153

126

1

1

  1. * and + stands for variables significant in univariate and multivariate analysis, respectively
  2. Abbreviations:AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, COR Crude Odds Ratio, MRCI Medication Regimen Complexity Index