Participants who were overweight or obese (AOR: 2.18, 95%CI: 1.85 – 2.57), had diabetes mellitus (AOR: 2.59, 95%CI: 1.37 – 4.93), renal disease (AOR: 4.20, 95%CI: 1.04 – 16.89) and CD4 counts ≥ 201cells/μL (AOR: 1.23, 95%CI: 1.05 – 2.57) were more likely to have hypertension. This evidence concerns the gene CD4 and diabetes mellitus.