TABLE 2—

Relation of Neighborhood Median Housing Value to Risk for Hypertension Among Black Women (n = 36 099): Black Women’s Health Study, 1995–2001

Median Housing Value Quintile	Cases of Hypertension	Person-Years of Observation	Age-Adjusted Incidence Rate Ratio (95% CI)	Multivariate Incidence Rate Ratio (95% CI)a
1 ($0–$71 599)	871	35 491	1.53 (1.38, 1.69)	1.29 (1.14, 1.45)*
2 ($71 612–$100 889)	847	36 007	1.45 (1.31, 1.61)	1.29 (1.15, 1.45)*
3 ($100 893–$137 044)	798	35 876	1.35 (1.21, 1.49)	1.23 (1.09, 1.38)*
4 ($137 052–$189 341)	642	36 438	1.07 (0.96, 1.20)	0.99 (0.87, 1.12)*
5 ($189 357–$624 999)	622	36 482	Reference	Reference

Note. CI = confidence interval.

^aAdjusted for the following individual factors: age, body mass index, vigorous physical activity, education, family income, number of people in household, smoking status, alcohol consumption, questionnaire cycle, and clustering within census block groups.

*P < .001, for test for linear trend.