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. 2023 Sep 28;18(9):e0292159. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292159

Table 2. Influencing factors of hypertension among US adults from 1999 to 2018.

Characteristics Diagnosis of hypertension Previous diagnosis of hypertension Newly diagnosed hypertension
OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P
Age (years) 20–49 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
40–59 2.924(2.697,3.170) <0.0001 3.143(2.881, 3.428) <0.0001 2.183(1.893,2.518) <0.0001
60–85 9.147(8.380,9.983) <0.0001 9.823(8.977,10.749) <0.0001 6.544(5.579,7.675) <0.0001
Sex Female 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Male 1.090(1.030,1.154) 0.003 1.012(0.951, 1.077) 0.703 1.330(1.192,1.485) <0.0001
Race Non-Hispanic white 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Non-Hispanic black 1.521(1.420,1.629) <0.0001 1.568(1.460, 1.684) <0.0001 1.324(1.145,1.532) <0.001
Mexican American 0.782(0.708,0.863) <0.0001 0.731(0.658, 0.812) <0.0001 0.985(0.838,1.157) 0.850
Other Hispanic 0.882(0.782,0.995) 0.041 0.870(0.763, 0.992) 0.038 0.925(0.708,1.207) 0.562
Other race 1.030(0.924,1.149) 0.592 0.999(0.890, 1.120) 0.980 1.136(0.928,1.392) 0.215
Marital status No 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Yes 0.976(0.914,1.041) 0.456 0.987(0.921, 1.058) 0.712 0.915(0.813,1.030) 0.140
Education level Less than high school 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
High school graduate 1.018(0.939,1.104) 0.662 1.020(0.935, 1.113) 0.648 1.053(0.922,1.203) 0.445
Some college 1.023(0.938,1.114) 0.608 1.035(0.944, 1.134) 0.465 0.957(0.824,1.112) 0.565
College graduate or above 0.863(0.789,0.944) 0.001 0.836(0.759, 0.921) <0.001 0.981(0.825,1.166) 0.823
Health insurance No 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Yes 1.455(1.342,1.577) <0.0001 1.563(1.427, 1.713) <0.0001 1.101(0.949,1.279) 0.202
PIR Low income 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Middle income 1.020(0.932,1.117) 0.662 1.001(0.918, 1.092) 0.975 1.078(0.894,1.300) 0.427
High income 0.912(0.845,0.984) 0.019 0.863(0.795, 0.936) <0.001 1.109(0.946,1.300) 0.200
Life’s simple 7 Inadequate health 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Average health 0.355(0.322,0.391) <0.0001 0.372(0.334, 0.414) <0.0001 0.322(0.286,0.362) <0.0001
Optimal health 0.081(0.072,0.092) <0.0001 0.095(0.083, 0.108) <0.0001 0.041(0.032,0.053) <0.0001

PIR: income-to-poverty ratio