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Table. 6.

Comparison of general characteristics and health behavior indicators according to the prevalence of hypertension

Classification P Exp (B) 95% CI
Gender Male .504 .654 .167 2.562
Female (ref) 1.000

Ages 45~54 .032 .080 .008 .762
55~64 .059 .191 .034 1.076
65~74 .473 .420 .031 5.621
75 ≤ (ref) 1.000

Income level Low .198 .251 .027 2.345
Middle-low .993 1.009 .108 9.423
Middle-high .593 1.912 .140 26.078
High (ref) 1.000

Education level ≤ Elementary school .289 2.541 .397 16.268
Middle school .129 3.160 .672 14.851
High school .062 4.826 .908 25.658
College or more (ref) 1.000

Type of residence Living alone .606 1.709 .182 16.053
Married couple .245 3.372 .377 30.193
Cohabitation with children (ref) 1.000

Subjective health cognition Very good .292 .088 .001 11.488
Goodness .139 .076 .002 2.696
Ordinary .308 .249 .014 4.448
Badness .725 .617 .031 12.145
Very bad (ref) 1.000

Oral examination No .219 .256 .025 2.592
Yes (ref) 1.000

Prosthesis manufacture repair No .007 .334 .163 .685
Yes (ref) 1.000

Discomfort chewing No .642 1.383 .307 6.234
Yes (ref) 1.000

Annual drinking frequency Never drink in life .786 1.309 .153 11.164
Less than once a month .472 2.086 .233 18.658
Once a month .247 16.721 .102 2.753
2~4 times a month .688 1.491 .173 12.807
2~3 times a week .085 7.895 .712 87.597
More than 4 times a week (ref) 1.000

Smoking status Smoking .628 .619 .073 5.263
Non smoking (ref) 1.000

*OR = Odds ratio; 95% CI ; ref = Reference group

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