Table 3.

Logistic regression models for hypertension and BMI

	hypertension		BMI
	Model 1	Model 2	Model 1	Model 2
	OR(95% CI)	OR(95% CI)	OR(95% CI)	OR(95% CI)
Age	1.121	1.114	1.123	1.139
	(1.064 - 1.182)**	(1.056 - 1.175)**	(1.047- 1.203)**	(1.060 - 1.224)**
Age squared	0.999	0.999	0.9989	0.999
	(0.999 - 1.000)**	(0.999 - 1.000)**	(0.998 - 0.999)**	(0.998 - 0.999)**
Female	0.180	0.183	0.5435	0.558
	(0.095 - 0.340)**	(0.096 - 0.347)**	( 0.253 - 1.211)	( 0.257 - 1.211)
Age*sex	1.022	1.021	1.0119	1.011
	(1.012 - 1.032)**	(1.012 - 1.031)**	(1.000 - 1.023)*	(0.999 - 1.023)
Education	0.937	0.933	0.8890	0.887
	(0.887 - 0.990)*	(0.883 - 0.987)*	(0.836 - 0..945)**	(0.833 - 0.944)**
Married	0.859	0.846	1.1386	1.111
	(0.768 - 0.961)**	(0.755 - 0.948)**	(1.005 - 1.289)*	(0.978 - 1.262)
Social participation	0.934	0.930	0.9026	0.897
	(0.888 - 0.982)**	(0.884 - 0.979)**	(0.852 - 0.956)**	(0.846 - 0.952)**
Social ties	0.992	0.991	1.0577	1.061
	(0.945 - 1.042)	(0.943 - 1.041)	(1.002 - 1.116)*	(1.005 - 1.120)
Emotional support	1.067	1.092	0.9474	0.968
	(0.944 - 1.206)	(0.963 - 1.238)	(0.826 - 1.086)	(0.840 - 1.116)
ADL	1.052	1.051	1.6548	1.542
	(0.933 - 1.185)	(0.929 - 1.189)	(1.456 - 1.881)**	(1.350 - 1.762)**
Depression	0.942	0.938	0.9364	0.921
	(0.836 - 1.060)	(0.832 - 1.058)	(0.821 - 1.068)	(0.805 - 1.053)
CVD	0.843	0.832	1.5589	1.479
	(0.743 - 0.957)**	(0.731 - 0.946)**	(1.361 - 1.785)***	(1.288 - 1.699)**
Chronic disease	0.966	0.964	1.2305	1.215
	(0.896 - 1.042)	(0.894 - 1.040)	(1.134 - 1.335)**	(1.118 - 1.320)**
Never smoked		1.033		1.727
		(0.910 - 1.173)		( 1.005 - 1.289)**
Physical activity		0.995		0.839
		(0.953 - 1.039)		(0.799 - 0.882)**

95% confidence intervals in parentheses

* significant at 5%; ** significant at 1%

Model 1 controls for age, gender, education, and comorbidity (physical ability, depression, chronic conditions and cardiovascular disease)

Model 2 contains all adjustments from Model 1 with addition of health behaviours