Table 2.
HR of all-cause and heart disease mortality according to quartiles of HEI-2010 scores among participants with hypertension in NHANES 2007–2014.
| Characteristic | HEI-2010 scores HR (95% CI) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | P -trend | Per-unit increment in ln-transformed HEI-2010 scores | |
| Range | 14.0–44.1 | 44.1–53.9 | 53.9–64.1 | 64.1–98.8 | ||
| All-cause mortality | ||||||
| No. of deaths/total | 320/1,668 | 329/1,682 | 323/1,667 | 287/1,673 | ||
| Model 1a | 1.00 | 0.72 (0.61, 0.86) | 0.63 (0.52, 0.76) | 0.51 (0.41, 0.63) | <0.001 | 0.38 (0.29, 0.50) <0.001 |
| Model 2b | 1.00 | 0.82 (0.70, 0.97) | 0.80 (0.64, 0.95) | 0.70 (0.56, 0.87) | 0.002 | 0.58 (0.43, 0.79) <0.001 |
| Model 3c | 1.00 | 0.82 (0.70, 0.97) | 0.78 (0.64, 0.95) | 0.68 (0.54, 0.85) | <0.001 | 0.57 (0.42, 0.77) <0.001 |
| Heart disease mortality | ||||||
| No. of deaths/total | 85/1,668 | 83/1,682 | 86/1,667 | 84/1,673 | ||
| Model 1a | 1.00 | 0.54 (0.39, 0.75) | 0.52 (0.36, 0.75) | 0.46 (0.30, 0.70) | 0.002 | 0.37 (0.22, 0.63) <0.001 |
| Model 2b | 1.00 | 0.59 (0.43, 0.81) | 0.59 (0.40, 0.88) | 0.54 (0.35, 0.82) | 0.014 | 0.46 (0.27, 0.78) 0.003 |
| Model 3c | 1.00 | 0.60 (0.44, 0.81) | 0.59 (0.40, 0.89) | 0.53 (0.35, 0.80) | 0.010 | 0.45 (0.27, 0.76) 0.003 |
Model 1 was adjusted for age (continuous), sex (men or women), and ethnicity (non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic Black, Mexican American, and other race).
Model 2 was adjusted for education (below high school, high school, and above high school), BMI (continuous), smoking status (never smoker, former smoker, and current smoker), drinking status (non-drinker, low-to-moderate drinker, and heavy drinker), recreational activity (inactive, moderately active, and vigorously active), and total energy intakes (in quartiles).
Model 3 was further adjusted for blood pressure level (SBP/DBP ≥ 160/100 mmHg or SBP/DBP <160/100 mmHg), anti-hypertensive medicine use (yes or no), hyperlipidemia (yes or no), diabetes (yes or no), and CVD (yes or no).