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Table 6 Binary regression analysis of variables predicting high blood pressure among urban and rural based respondents

From: In-school adolescents’ weight status and blood pressure profile in South-western Nigeria: urban-rural comparison

Variable

OR, 95%CI, p-value

Urban

 Sex (vs male)

 

 Female

2.167, 0.954–4.922, 0.065

 Body Mass Index (vs normal)

 

 Obese

11.783, 4.187–33.159, 0.0001

 Overweight

5.497, 2.142–14.106, 0.0001

 Physically activity (vs physically inactive)

 

 Physically active

0.732, 0.335–1.597, 0.433

Rural

 Sex (vs male)

 Female

3.949, 1.088–14.330, 0.037

 Body Mass Index (vs normal)

 

 Obese

46.800, 2.730–802.382, 0.008

 Overweight

8.259, 2.082–32.762, 0.003

 Physically activity (vs physically inactive)

 

 Physically active

0.453, 0.140–1.463, 0.185