| Variable | Hypertension | OR (95% CI) | p value | |
| Yes | No | |||
| Sex |
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| Male | 4 (9.8) | 37 (90.2) | 0.6 (0.2 - 1.9) | 0.403 |
| Female | 33 (14.7) | 192 (85.3) |
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| Age range (Years) |
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| 20 - 30 | 0 (0) | 20 (100) | / | 0.087 |
| 30 - 40 | 2 (2.4) | 81 (97.6) | 0.1 (0.02 - 0.4) | <0.001 |
| 40 - 50 | 21 (19.3) | 88 (80.7) | 2.1 (1.04 - 4.2) | 0.035 |
| 50 - 60 | 12 (26.1) | 34 (73.9) | 2.8 (1.3 - 5.9) | 0.009 |
| 60 - 70 | 2 (100) | 0 (0) | / | 0.019 |
| Level of Education |
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| Secondary | 24 (17.4) | 114 (82.6) | 2.2 (0.9 - 4.9) | 0.06 |
| Higher | 9 (8.9) | 92 (91.1) |
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| Category |
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| Physician | 4 (12.9) | 27 (87.1) | 0.9 (0.3 - 2.8) | 0.999 |
| Nurse | 21 (14.7) | 12 3 (85.4) | 1.2 (0.6 - 2.3) | 0.726 |
| Nurse assistant | 11 (13.9) | 69 (86.2) | 1 (0.5 - 2.1) | 0.999 |
| Midwife | 1 (9.1) | 10 (90.9) | 0.6 (0.08 - 4.9) | 0.999 |
| Predisposing factors |
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| Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia | 4 (22.2) | 17 (77.8) | 1.7 (0.5 - 5.6) | 0.318 |
| Diabetes | 2 (28.6) | 5 (71.4) | 2.4 (0.5 - 13.3) | 0.263 |
| Family History | 22 (16.3) | 113 (83.7) | 1.6 (0.7 - 3.4) | 0.248 |
| Low fruit consumption | 20 (14.4) | 119 (85.6) | 1.1 (0.5 - 2.2) | 0.813 |
| Low Vegetable intake | 33 (14.9) | 189 (85.1) | 1.7 (0.6 - 5.2) | 0.312 |
| Consumption of Cube | 20 (13.5) | 128 (86.5) | 0.9 (0.5 - 1.9) | 0.834 |
| Excessive Salt Intake | 2 (7.4) | 25 (92.6) | 0.5 (0.1 - 2.1) | 0.392 |
| Alcohol consumption | 1 (10) | 9 (90) | 0.7 (0.08 - 5.5) | 0.999 |
| Tobacco use | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | 6.5 (0.9 - 47.5) | 0.094 |
| Sedentarity | 34 (14) | 208 (86) | 1.1 (0.3 - 4.04) | 0.999 |
| Obesity (Global) | 21 (23.6) | 68 (76.4) | 3.1 (1.5 - 6.3) | 0.001 |
| Abdominal Obesity | 27 (20.6) | 104 (79.4) | 3.2 (1.5 - 7.01) | 0.002 |