Skip to main content
. 2013 Apr 4;26(7):903–911. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpt044

Table 2.

Cross-sectional multivariable analyses using logistic regression to explore the relationship between sleep duration and hypertension prevalence at baseline

Prevalent hypertension at baseline OR (95% CI)
Sleep duration in hours Prevalent HTN cases, No. Model 1a Model 2b Model 3c Model 4d Model 5e Model 6f
NHS-II, 2001, ages 37–54 years
≤5 1,304 1.63 (1.52–1.75) 1.57 (1.46–1.69) 1.55 (1.44–1.66) 1.35 (1.25–1.45) 1.20 (1.11–1.30) 1.31 (1.22–1.42)
6 4,217 1.25 (1.19–1.30) 1.24 (1.19–1.30) 1.22 (1.17–1.28) 1.14 (1.08–1.19) 1.09 (1.04–1.15) 1.14 (1.09–1.20)
7 6,102 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)
8 3,306 1.01 (0.96–1.05) 1.00 (0.96–1.05) 1.00 (0.95–1.04) 1.02 (0.97–1.07) 1.01 (0.96–1.06) 1.00 (0.95–1.05)
≥9 961 1.33 (1.23–1.44) 1.28 (1.18–1.38) 1.24 (1.15–1.34) 1.19 (1.10–1.30) 1.07 (0.98–1.17) 1.10 (1.01–1.19)
NHS-I, 1986, ages 40–65 years
≤5 1,260 1.48 (1.38–1.59) 1.43 (1.32–1.55) 1.45 (1.35–1.57) 1.31 (1.21–1.41) 1.25 (1.15–1.35) 1.32 (1.23–1.43)
6 5,777 1.17 (1.13–1.22) 1.16 (1.12–1.21) 1.17 (1.12–1.22) 1.10 (1.06–1.15) 1.09 (1.05–1.14) 1.13 (1.09–1.18)
7 8,170 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)
8 5,133 1.08 (1.04–1.12) 1.07 (1.02–1.11) 1.07 (1.03–1.12) 1.06 (1.01–1.11) 1.05 (1.00–1.09) 1.05 (1.01–1.10)
≥9 1,207 1.34 (1.24–1.44) 1.30 (1.20–1.40) 1.32 (1.25–1.43) 1.26 (1.17–1.36) 1.21 (1.12–1.31) 1.25 (1.16–1.35)
NHS-I, 2000, ages 54–79 years
≤5 2,259 1.37 (1.28–1.47) 1.32 (1.23–1.41) 1.33 (1.24–1.43) 1.26 (1.18–1.35) 1.14 (1.06–1.23) 1.17 (1.09–1.26)
6 8,591 1.14 (1.09–1.18) 1.13 (1.08–1.17) 1.12 (1.08–1.17) 1.10 (1.05–1.14) 1.06 (1.01–1.10) 1.07 (1.03–1.12)
7 13,191 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)
8 9,571 1.06 (1.02–1.11) 1.05 (1.01–1.10) 1.06 (1.02–1.10) 1.04 (1.00–1.08) 1.04 (1.00–1.08) 1.05 (1.01–1.10)
≥9 2,968 1.30 (1.22–1.38) 1.24 (1.17–1.32) 1.27 (1.19–1.35) 1.20 (1.13–1.28) 1.12 (1.05–1.20) 1.17 (1.09–1.25)

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HTN, Hypertension; OR, odds ratio; NSH-I, Nurses’ Health Survey I; NHS-II, Nurses’ Health Survey II.

aModel 1: Controlling for age.

bModel 2: Controlling for age and diabetes.

cModel 3: Controlling for age and hypercholesterolemia.

dModel 4: Controlling for age and body mass index.

eModel5: Controlling for age, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, body mass index, race, Hispanic ethnicity, menopause, smoking, physical activity, alcohol, caffeine, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet, aspirin, acetaminophen, nonaspirin Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, family hypertension history, snoring, and shift work.

fModel 6: Controlling for variables in model 5 except body mass index.