Table 2.
Hazard ratios and cumulative incidence of hypertension associated with baseline body mass index (kg/m2) among 1132 men in The Johns Hopkins Precursors Study. 95% confidence interval in parentheses.
| Baseline BMI | Number | Number of hypertension cases |
Cumulative incidence of hypertension at age 65 years (events / 100) |
Unadjusted hazard ratio |
Hazard ratio adjusted for baseline characteristics¶ |
Hazard ratio adjusted for time- dependent characteristics‡ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal (BMI <25) |
923 | 389 | 34 (31-37) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Overweight (BMI 25 to <30) |
192 | 107 | 49 (42-57) | 1.58 (1.28-1.96) | 1.65 (1.29-2.09) | 1.49 (1.15-1.95) |
| Obese (BMI ≥30) |
17 | 12 | 78 (54-95) | 4.17 (2.34-7.42) | 4.83 (2.47-9.44) | 2.79 (1.30-6.00) |
¶
Models adjusted for parental premature hypertension and number of cigarettes smoked, cups of coffee taken, alcohol intake and physical activity measured at baseline.
‡
Models adjusted for parental premature hypertension and time-dependent number of cigarettes smoked, cups of coffee taken, alcohol intake and physical activity.