Table 3 Odds ratio between sociodemographic characteristics and diagnosed hypertension among respondents
Socio-demographic characteristics | OR (95% CI) | p value |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
 Male | 0.40 (0.13, 1.19) | 0.099 |
 Female | 1 (ref) |  |
Age group (year) | ||
 <35 | 1 (ref) |  |
 35–44 | 1.66 (0.07, 41.08) | 0.755 |
 45–54 | 3.63 (0.21, 62.89) | 0.372 |
 55–64 | 1.99 (0.11, 36.11) | 0.639 |
 > 64 | 2.75 (0.13, 58.77) | 0.514 |
Ethnicity | ||
 Malay | 1 (ref) |  |
 Chinese | 0.47 (0.14, 1.63) | 0.232 |
 Indians | 2.00 (0.43, 9.31) | 0.372 |
 Other/Bumiputera | 1.07 (0.43, 2.66) | 0.891 |
Marital status | ||
 Never married | 0.11 (0.00, 18.39) | 0.400 |
 Married | 1 (ref) |  |
 Separated/widower | 1.55 (0.55, 4.40) | 0.402 |
Education level | ||
 None | 1 (ref) |  |
 Primary | 2.36 (0.78, 7.19) | 0.128 |
 Secondary | 2.62 (0.78, 8.86) | 0.119 |
 Higher | 0.96 (0.21, 4.47) | 0.956 |
Occupation | ||
 Public sector | 1 (ref) |  |
 Private sector | 0.47 (0.05, 4.65) | 0.516 |
 Self-employed | 0.52 (0.10, 2.69) | 0.429 |
 Housewife | 0.26 (0.05, 1.24) | 0.089 |
 Unemployed | 0.48 (0.09, 2.47) | 0.374 |
 Student/others | 0.47 (0.0.84, 2.58) | 0.378 |
 Household income (RM) | ||
 < 1000 | 1 (ref) |  |
 1000–1999 | 0.88 (0.35, 2.26) | 0.798 |
 2000–2999 | 0.28 (0.13, 0.62) | 0.002 |
 3000–3999 | 0.28 (0.07, 1.12) | 0.071 |
 > 3999 | 1.74 (0.63, 4.83) | 0.280 |
Do you think that a high salt diet could cause a serious health | ||
 No/do not know | 1 (ref) |  |
 Yes | 0.23 (0.06, 0.85) | 0.029 |
What sort of problem (hypertension) | Â | Â |
 No | 1 (ref) |  |
 Yes | 1.63 (0.78, 3.42) | 0.195 |
How important to you is lowering the salt/sodium in your diet? | Â | Â |
 Not important | 1 (ref) |  |
 Very important | 1.48 (0.92, 2.75) | 0.217 |
Do you do anything on a regular basis to control your salt or sodium intake? | ||
 No/do not know | 1 (ref) |  |
 Yes | 0.44 (0.21, 0.91) | 0.028 |