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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Hypertension. 2007 Nov 19;50(6):1026–1032. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.097667

TABLE 3.

Cox proportional hazard risk of developing disability in hypertensive and in controlled and uncontrolled hypertensive participants.

Functional measure N Incidence* Unadjusted Adjusted
HR CI HR CI
Nagi scale
 Normotensive 300 20.7% 1 ref
 Hypertensive 699 24.3% 1.35 (1.13–1.63) 1.28 (1.04–1.59)
 Normotensive 300 20.7% 1 ref
 Controlled hypertensives 140 21.6% 1.27 (0.97–1.66) 1.25 (0.98–1.71)
 Uncontrolled hypertensives 559 32.1% 1.37 (1.14–1.66) 1.29 (1.04–1.62)
Rosow-Breslaw
 Normotension 300 22.0% 1 ref
 Hypertension 699 34.3% 1.39 (1.15–1.68) 1.28 (1.02–1.59)
 Normotensive 300 22.0% 1 ref
 Controlled hypertensive 140 28.6% 1.23 (0.98–1.63) 1.17 (0.85–1.62)
 Uncontrolled hypertensive 559 38.8% 1.43 (1.18–1.74) 1.3 (1.03–1.63)
Katz ADL scale
 Normotension 300 24.0% 1 ref
 Hypertension 699 31.0% 1.33 (1.07–1.66) 1.3 (1.01–1.69)
 Normotensive 300 24.0% 1 ref
 Controlled hypertensive 140 27.6% 1.28 (0.92–1.76) 1.16 (0.79–1.69)
 Uncontrolled hypertensive 559 31.9% 1.35 (1.07–1.69) 1.35 (1.03–1.77)

ADL: activities of daily living. HR: Hazard Ratio. CI: Confidence Interval

*

: Cumulative Incidence is the number of individuals who develop disability/individuals without disability at baseline.

: Adjustment included: age, race, BMI, education, physical activity, and comorbidities.