Table 4.

Weighted subgroup analysis of association between METS-IR and hypertension

Variable	OR (95% CI), P-value	P-interaction
Age (years)		< 0.001
≤ 40	1.05 (1.04–1.06), < 0.001
> 40 to ≤ 60	1.02 (1.01–1.04), < 0.001
> 60	1.02 (1.01–1.04), < 0.001
Sex		0.646
Male	1.04 (1.03–1.05), < 0.001
Female	1.03 (1.03–1.04), < 0.001
Race		0.430
Mexican-American	1.04 (1.02–1.06), < 0.001
Other Hispanic	1.04 (1.02–1.05), < 0.001
Non-Hispanic White	1.04 (1.03–1.04), < 0.001
Non-Hispanic Black	1.03 (1.02–1.04), < 0.001
Other, including multiple	1.05 (1.03–1.07), < 0.001
Education level		< 0.001
< 9th grade	1.04 (1.02–1.06), < 0.001
9–11th grade (Includes 12th grade without diploma)	1.03 (1.01–1.05), 0.004
High school graduate/GED	1.01 (1.00–1.03), 0.058
Some college or 2-year degree	1.04 (1.03–1.05), < 0.001
College degree or beyond	1.05 (1.04–1.06), < 0.001
Marital status		0.037
Married	1.04 (1.03–1.05), < 0.001
Widowed	1.00 (0.98–1.03), 0.702
Divorced	1.03 (1.01–1.05), < 0.001
Separated	1.02 (0.99–1.04), 0.219
Never married	1.03 (1.02–1.04), < 0.001
Living with partner	1.03 (1.01–1.05), 0.006
Poverty-to-income ratio		0.009
≤ 1	1.02 (1.01–1.03), 0.005
> 1 to ≤ 3	1.03 (1.02–1.04), < 0.001
> 3	1.04 (1.03–1.05), < 0.001
Diabetes		0.030
Yes	1.02 (1.00–1.04), 0.024
No	1.05 (1.04–1.05), < 0.001
Coronary heart disease		0.612
Yes	1.04 (1.02–1.06), < 0.001
No	1.03 (1.03–1.04), < 0.001
Stroke		0.508
Yes	1.02 (0.99–1.06), 0.119
No	1.04 (1.03–1.04), < 0.001
Smoking		0.337
Yes	1.02 (1.00–1.05), < 0.001
No	1.04 (1.03–1.04), < 0.001
Alcohol consumption, drinks/day		0.09
≤ 5	1.05 (1.04–1.05), < 0.001
> 5	1.03 (1.01–1.05), 0.012

CI, confidence interval; METS-IR, Metabolic Score for Insulin Resistance; OR, odds ratio