Table 2.
Young Adults (24–39 Years)
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Middle-Aged Adults (40–71 Years)
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Negative | Positive | Negative | Positive | |
Hypertensionc | 7 (3, 11) | 35 (15, 54) | 77 (61, 94) | 61 (27, 96) |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index.
Model includes age, alcohol, smoking, gender, and field center.
Subjects were classified as having a positive parental history of hypertension if hypertension was reported by at least one parent and negative if hypertension was not reported in either parent.
Hypertension was defined as a systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg, diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg, or self-report of current antihypertensive medication use.