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Table 4 Study population characteristics for diabetes and hypertension

From: Prevalence and risk factors for hypertension and diabetes among those screened in a refugee settlement in Uganda

 

Diabetes

Hypertension

aRR (95% CI)

p-value

aRR (95% CI)

p-value

Age (per 5 years)

1.16 (1.00–1.34)

0.043

1.22 (1.16–1.28)

< 0.001

Sex

 

 Male

1

0.967

1

0.361

 Female

1.02 (0.48–2.17)

 

0.87 (0.65–1.17)

 

Education

 

 Never attended school

1

0.056

1

0.186

 Some primary

3.30 (0.67–11.25)

 

0.80 (0.57–1.12)

 

 Completed at least primary

10.90 (0.94–129.52)

 

0.63 (0.32–1.25)

 

Body mass index

 Low/Normal

1

0.085

1

< 0.001

 Overweight/obese

1.97 (0.91–4.28)

 

2.66 (2.03–3.48)

 

Immigration status

    

 Ugandan national

1

 

1

0.181

 Refugee/asylum seeker

0.74 (0.36–1.49)

 

1.22 (0.91–1.62)

 
  1. CI Confidence interval, aRR Adjusted relative risk