Table 3.
Longitudinal Association Between Predictors and an IADSBP ≥10 mm Hg
| Full Model | Reduced Model | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | P Value | OR | 95% CI | P Value | |||
| Pulse wave velocity, m/s | 1.17 | 1.04 | 1.31 | .007 | 1.15 | 1.03 | 1.29 | .01 |
| Age, y | 0.98 | 0.95 | 1.02 | .31 | ||||
| Male sex | 0.34 | 0.16 | 0.73 | .006 | 0.43 | 0.22 | 0.83 | .01 |
| African American race | 0.34 | 0.15 | 0.75 | .008 | 0.40 | 0.19 | 0.84 | .02 |
| Heart rate, beats per min | 1.01 | 0.98 | 1.04 | .61 | ||||
| Smoking, ever | 0.71 | 0.38 | 1.32 | .27 | ||||
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 1.13 | 1.06 | 1.20 | <.001 | 1.16 | 1.09 | 1.23 | <.001 |
| Antihypertensive drugs | 0.97 | 0.51 | 1.88 | .94 | ||||
| Systolic BP | 1.01 | 0.99 | 1.03 | .20 | ||||
| Diabetes | 1.72 | 0.87 | 3.42 | .12 | ||||
| Triglycerides, mg/dL | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.01 | .80 | ||||
| HDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 0.99 | 0.96 | 1.01 | .29 | ||||
Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure; CI, confidence interval; HDL, high‐density lipoprotein; IADSBP, inter‐arm difference in systolic blood pressure; OR, odds ratio.