Table 4.

Hypertension prevalence odds ratio by the number of protective factors

Number of Protective Factors	N*	OR+	(95% CI)	P-value Trend<0.001	OR++	(95% CI)	P-value Trend<0.01
0	57	1.00			1.00
1	189	0.98	0.54–1.80	0.95	1.00	0.55–1.89	0.95
2	235	0.73	0.40–1.33	0.31	0.76	0.42–1.40	0.39
3	177	0.62	0.33–1.16	0.14	0.68	0.36–1.27	0.22
≥4	101	0.31	0.15–0.62	0.001	0.34	0.16–0.70	<0.01

*N will vary because of missing data

+Adjusted for age and sex

++Adjusted for age, sex, SES, pre-existing CVD and Kcals/day