Table 2.
Odds Ratios from bivariate logistic regression models for hypertension risk. ORs are adjusted for non-linear effects of age, and weighted by person-time in cohort.
| Male employees (n = 12,602) | Female employees (n = 2,016) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95 % CI) | OR (95 % CI) | |||
| Employment status | ||||
| Hourly | 1.18 | (1.11 – 1.25) | 2.10 | (1.80–2.43) |
| Salaried | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Age (years) | 1.041 | (1.035 – 1.047) | 1.024 | (1.007–1.04) |
| Job grade | 0.992 | (0.989 – 0.995) | 0.973 | (0.959–0.987) |
| BMI | ||||
| Above-median | 2.37 | (2.20–2.55) | 2.18 | (1.78–2.66) |
| Below-median | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Income | ||||
| Lowest tertile (below $44,464) | 1.28 | (1.20 – 1.37) | 1.64 | (1.33–2.01) |
| Medium ($44,464 – $65,943) | 1.08 | (1.01 – 1.16) | 1.65 | (1.33–2.05) |
| Highest tertile (above $65,943) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Education | ||||
| High school grad or less | 1.01 | (0.94–1.09) | 0.89 | (0.72–1.10) |
| More than high school | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Race/ ethnicity | ||||
| African-American | 1.46 | (1.34 – 1.59) | 1.99 | (1.67–2.38) |
| Hispanic | 0.78 | (0.68 – 0.91) | 1.21 | (0.76–1.94) |
| Caucasian | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Smoking | ||||
| Current | 0.99 | (0.90–1.08) | 0.98 | (0.76–1.27) |
| Prior | 1.14 | (1.05–1.24) | 1.72 | (1.34–2.22) |
| Never | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Tenure (per year) | 1.014 | (1.010–1.017) | 1.021 | (1.021–1.031) |