Univariate analysis of the odds of being diagnosed with hypertension among adult participants in the Manicaland study between 2012–2013 and 2019
| No of participants (N) | Proportion who reported a hypertension diagnosis (%) | Crude OR (95% CI) | P value | |
| Psychological distress | ||||
| No (ref) | 665 | 15.64 | 1 | |
| Yes | 77 | 33.77 | 2.75 (1.64 to 4.60) | <0.001 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male (ref) | 233 | 4.72 | 1 | |
| Female | 509 | 23.38 | 6.15 (3.24 to 11.67) | <0.001 |
| Age group | ||||
| < 35 years (ref) | 483 | 11.18 | 1 | |
| ≥ 35 years | 259 | 29.34 | 3.29 (2.23 to 4.87) | <0.001 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married (ref) | 520 | 16.73 | 1 | |
| Never married | 79 | 3.80 | 0.2 (0.06 to 0.63) | 0.007 |
| Separated/widowed /divorced | 143 | 27.97 | 1.93 (1.25 to 2.98) | 0.003 |
| Site type | ||||
| Peri-urban (ref) | 188 | 15.96 | 1 | |
| Agricultural estates | 185 | 15.14 | 0.93 (0.53 to 1.64) | 0.827 |
| Rural | 369 | 19.51 | 1.27 (0.79 to 2.03) | 0.306 |
| Level of education | ||||
| Primary and below (ref) | 276 | 26.45 | 1 | |
| Secondary and above | 466 | 12.23 | 0.38 (0.26 to 0.56) | <0.001 |
| Occupation | ||||
| Unemployed (ref) | 513 | 18.91 | 1 | |
| Employed | 229 | 14.41 | 0.72 (0.46 to 1.10) | 0.138 |
| Wealth index | ||||
| Least wealthy (ref) | 122 | 10.66 | 1 | |
| Less wealthy | 308 | 16.56 | 1.66 (0.87 to 3.18) | 0.124 |
| More Wealthy | 225 | 20.89 | 2.21 (1.15 to 4.28) | 0.018 |
| Most wealthy | 87 | 21.84 | 2.34 (1.09 to 5.05) | 0.03 |
| Health risk behaviours | ||||
| Smoking | ||||
| No (ref) | 673 | 18.57 | 1 | |
| Yes | 69 | 7.25 | 0.34 (0.13 to 0.86) | 0.024 |
| Alcohol consumption | ||||
| No (ref) | 616 | 18.99 | 1 | |
| Yes | 126 | 10.32 | 0.49 (0.26 to 0.90) | 0.022 |
| Drug use for pleasure | ||||
| No (ref) | 684 | 18.42 | 1 | |
| Yes | 58 | 6.90 | 0.32 (0.11 to 0.92) | 0.035 |