TABLE 3.

Multivariable^a relative risks of hypertension in the highest quartile versus the lowest quartile of biomarkers, stratified by measures of adiposity.

Measures of adiposity	hsCRP		IL-6		IL-1β		TNF-r2		sICAM-1
	White	Black	White	Black	White	Black	White	Black	White	Black
Body Mass Indexb
< 25	1.28 (0.68–2.41)	2.91 (0.995–8.52)	1.23 (0.66–2.29)	1.57 (0.59–4.17)	0.70 (0.38–1.30)	2.02 (0.78–5.24)	1.06 (0.56–2.01)	0.97 (0.43–2.20)	0.89 (0.48–1.64)	0.81 (0.30–2.17)
25 to <30	1.48 (0.59–3.74)	1.10 (0.49–2.50)	1.03 (0.47–2.26)	0.94 (0.44–2.00)	1.78 (0.80–3.94)	1.41 (0.62–3.20)	0.89 (0.41–1.92)	1.19 (0.56–2.54)	1.47 (0.65–3.30)	1.53 (0.72–3.26)
≥ 30	0.40 (0.04–4.06)	0.76 (0.29–1.98)	2.80 (0.61–12.9)	1.79 (0.68–4.76)	0.59 (0.18–1.88)	0.65 (0.28–1.50)	0.25 (0.05–1.35)	1.91 (0.90–4.04)	1.86 (0.50–6.92)	1.43 (0.71–2.86)
P, interactionc	0.25	0.88	0.94	0.60	0.28	0.48	0.74	0.65	0.65	0.42
Waist Circumferenced
<77 cm	1.49 (0.74–2.99)	4.43 (1.24–15.9)	1.10 (0.54–2.26)	1.84 (0.65–5.16)	0.66 (0.32–1.36)	2.34 (0.80–6.88)	1.15 (0.57–2.29)	1.14 (0.45–2.85)	0.92 (0.47–1.79)	0.98 (0.35–2.80)
77 to <88 cm	1.70 (0.76–3.80)	0.55 (0.25–1.22)	1.52 (0.69–3.36)	1.23 (0.58–2.61)	1.61 (0.74–3.46)	1.85 (0.82–4.18)	1.21 (0.56–2.59)	1.13 (0.55–2.34)	1.59 (0.73–3.45)	0.81 (0.40–1.64)
≥ 88 cm	0.83 (0.24–2.95)	0.91 (0.37–2.23)	0.81 (0.29–2.25)	0.91 (0.36–2.27)	0.68 (0.27–1.71)	0.65 (0.30–1.39)	0.56 (0.20–1.56)	1.73 (0.87–3.43)	0.78 (0.27–2.31)	1.80 (0.93–3.49)
P, interactiond	0.14	0.13	0.94	0.91	0.74	0.37	0.76	0.77	0.77	0.24

^aMultivariable models adjust for smoking, alcohol intake, physical activity, and hormone replacement therapy.

^bModels within each category of BMI also include BMI as a continuous variable.

^cInteractions are tested using Wald chi-square statistics.

^dModels within each category of waist circumference also include waist circumference as a continuous variable.