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Table 3 Predictors of resistant hypertension at UMMC (N = 1217)

From: Prevalence and predictors of resistant hypertension in a primary care setting: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Adjusted OR*

95% C.I.

p value

  

Lower

Upper

 

Chronic kidney disease

2.89

1.56

5.35

0.001**

Body mass index (per 1 kg/m2 increase)

1.05

0.99

1.10

0.08

Age (per 1 year increase)

0.96

0.93

0.99

0.007**

Diabetes

0.88

0.51

1.51

0.64

Ethnicity

    

 Malays

1.30

0.64

2.63

0.47

 Chinese

1.20

0.62

2.34

0.59

 Indians

1.00

   

Smoking

1.01

0.20

5.07

0.99

Dyslipidaemia

1.33

0.73

2.42

0.36

Gender

    

 Female

1.57

0.90

2.74

0.11

 Male

1.00

   
  1. *Adjusted odds ratio CI: Confidence Interval. **p-value is <0.05.