Table 5.
Hazard ratios for high WC-related incidence of hypertension within each BMI category
| |
BMI categories |
BMI categories |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
BMI < 25 kg/m2 |
BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 |
BMI < 23 kg/m2 |
BMI ≥ 23 kg/m2 |
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| WC < 90/80 cm | WC ≥ 90/80 cm | WC < 90/80 cm | WC ≥ 90/80 cm | WC < 90/80 cm | WC ≥ 90/80 cm | WC < 90/80 cm | WC ≥ 90/80 cm | |
| Unadjusted model (HR, 95% CI) |
1 |
1.8 (1.6-2.0) |
1 |
1.1 (0.9-1.4) |
1 |
1.6 (1.3-2.0) |
1 |
1.5 (1.3-1.8) |
| Adjusted model 1* (HR, 95% CI) |
1 |
1.4 (1.2-1.6) |
1 |
1.0 (0.7-1.4) |
1 |
1.2 (1.0-1.6) |
1 |
1.3 (1.1-1.6) |
| Adjusted model 2† (HR, 95% CI) | 1 | 1.3 (1.1-1.5) | 1 | 1.0 (0.7-1.3) | 1 | 1.2 (1.0-1.4) | 1 | 1.2 (1.0-1.5) |
*Adjusted model 1 was adjusted for sex, age, degree of urbanization, education, smoking status, alcohol consumption.
† Adjusted model 2 was adjusted for all the variables in model 2 plus systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure.
BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference, HR, hazard ratio, CI, confidence interval.