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. 2024 Oct 17;24:569. doi: 10.1186/s12872-024-04205-2

Table 2.

Association between health behaviors in LE8 and hypertension in adolescents

Variables Model 1 Model 2
OR (95%CI) P OR (95%CI) P
Health behaviors score
 Low CVH Ref Ref
 Moderate CVH 0.54 (0.35–0.84) 0.006 0.60 (0.39–0.92) 0.021
 High CVH 0.26 (0.14–0.48) < 0.001 0.32 (0.17–0.61) < 0.001
Per 10 points increase 0.98 (0.97–0.99) < 0.001 0.98 (0.97–0.99) < 0.001
DASH score, n (%)
 Low CVH Ref Ref
 Moderate CVH 0.42 (0.24–0.73) 0.003 0.47 (0.26–0.85) 0.012
 High CVH 0.54 (0.35–0.84) 0.006 0.63 (0.40–0.98) 0.039
DASH 10 increase, Mean (S.E) 0.99 (0.98–0.99) 0.003 0.99 (0.98–0.99) 0.016
Physical activity score, n (%)
 Low CVH Ref Ref
 Moderate CVH 0.24 (0.10–0.58) 0.002 0.30 (0.12–0.75) 0.010
 High CVH 0.77 (0.50–1.21) 0.255 0.75 (0.47–1.18) 0.212
Physical activity score 10 increase, Mean (S.E) 1.00 (0.99-1.00) 0.215 1.00 (0.99-1.00) 0.165
Tobacco smoke exposure score, n (%)
 Low CVH Ref Ref
 Moderate CVH 0.60 (0.25–1.44) 0.248 0.59 (0.26–1.37) 0.218
 High CVH 0.30 (0.18–0.52) < 0.001 0.37 (0.22–0.63) < 0.001
Tobacco smoke exposure score 10 increase, Mean (S.E) 0.99 (0.98–0.99) < 0.001 0.99 (0.98–0.99) < 0.001

OR: odd ratios; CI: confidence interval; Ref: reference

LE8: life’s essential 8; CVH: cardiovascular health

Model 1: crude model

Model 2: adjusted age, gender, low birth weight, BMI Z-score and HDL-C abnormal