Table 4.
Cox proportional hazard regression models of time to complication event for specific hypertension complications.
| Cardiovascular disease | Kidney disease | Cerebrovascular disease | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazard ratio (95% CI) | p-value | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | p-value | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | p-value | |
| Group | ||||||
| Vulnerable and Outside region | 1.167 (1.120, 1.215) | <0.0001 | 1.081 (0.949, 1.231) | 0.2413 | 1.162 (1.108, 1.219) | <0.0001 |
| Vulnerable and Inside region | 0.992 (0.958, 1.027) | 0.6575 | 0.876 (0.780, 0.985) | 0.0268 | 1.148 (1.105, 1.192) | <0.0001 |
| Non-vulnerable and Outside region | 1.080 (1.058, 1.102) | <0.0001 | 1.124 (1.056, 1.196) | 0.0002 | 0.984 (0.960, 1.009) | 0.2088 |
| Non-vulnerable and Inside region | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 1.061 (1.040, 1.083) | <0.0001 | 1.864 (1.749, 1.987) | <0.0001 | 1.065 (1.039, 1.090) | <0.0001 |
| Female | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
| Income | ||||||
| Low | 0.931 (0.906, 0.957) | <0.0001 | 1.110 (1.020, 1.208) | 0.0160 | 1.044 (1.010, 1.079) | 0.0102 |
| Middle | 0.942 (0.923, 0.961) | <0.0001 | 1.071 (1.007, 1.139) | 0.0288 | 1.062 (1.037, 1.087) | <0.0001 |
| High | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
| Coverage type | ||||||
| NHI, employed/self-employed | 0.987 (0.966, 1.008) | 0.2360 | 0.886 (0.830, 0.946) | 0.0003 | 0.904 (0.882, 0.928) | <0.0001 |
| Medical aid | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
| Age (years) | ||||||
| Under 10 | 1.248 (1.156, 1.348) | <0.0001 | 0.781 (0.559, 1.089) | 0.1454 | 1.202 (1.107, 1.305) | <0.0001 |
| 10–19 | 0.150 (0.112, 0.201) | <0.0001 | 0.196 (0.093, 0.413) | <0.0001 | 0.027 (0.013, 0.057) | <0.0001 |
| 20–29 | 0.263 (0.235, 0.294) | <0.0001 | 0.654 (0.527, 0.811) | 0.0001 | 0.072 (0.057, 0.091) | <0.0001 |
| 30–39 | 0.398 (0.378, 0.419) | <0.0001 | 0.624 (0.548, 0.712) | <0.0001 | 0.196 (0.182, 0.211) | |
| 40–49 | 0.521 (0.505, 0.538) | <0.0001 | 0.509 (0.461, 0.563) | <0.0001 | 0.344 (0.331, 0.358) | <0.0001 |
| 50–59 | 0.667 (0.649, 0.686) | <0.0001 | 0.562 (0.514, 0.614) | <0.0001 | 0.494 (0.479, 0.510) | <0.0001 |
| 60–69 | 0.866 (0.844, 0.889) | <0.0001 | 0.859 (0.791, 0.932) | 0.0003 | 0.750 (0.729, 0.772) | <0.0001 |
| Over 70 | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
| Charlson comorbidity index | ||||||
| 0 | 0.492 (0.481, 0.504) | <0.0001 | 0.603 (0.561, 0.649) | <0.0001 | 0.519 (0.505, 0.534) | <0.0001 |
| 1 | 0.710 (0.695, 0.725) | <0.0001 | 0.799 (0.748, 0.853) | <0.0001 | 0.710 (0.692, 0.728) | <0.0001 |
| Over 2 | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
| Healthcare facility | ||||||
| Tertiary Hospital | 1.838 (1.802, 1.874) | <0.0001 | 1.755 (1.653, 1.864) | <0.0001 | 1.552 (1.515, 1.590) | <0.0001 |
| Primary Care Hospital | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||