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Published in final edited form as: Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jun 25;89(8):1101–1107. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2014.04.022

TABLE 4.

Multivariable-adjusted hazard ratio and 95% confidence interval of incident hypertension by heart rate (HR) recovery quartiles, Aerobics center Longitudinal Study.

Variables	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3
HR Recovery Quartile 1	0.8 (0.71 – 0.89)	0.91 (0.81 – 1.02)	0.93 (0.83 – 1.04)
HR Recovery Quartile 2	0.81 (0.72 – 0.90)	0.90 (0.80 – 1.01)	0.91 (0.82 – 1.02)
HR Recovery Quartile 3	0.88 (0.79 – 0.98)	0.89 (0.80 – 0.99)	0.90 (0.80 – 0.99)
HR Recovery Quartile 4	1	1	1
P for linear trend	<0.001	0.12	0.26

Model 1 adjusted for age and baseline exam year.

Model 2: adjusted for confounders in Model 1 and smoking, heavy alcohol drinking, body mass index, resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, and blood glucose.

Model 3: adjusted further for confounders in model 2 and cardiorespiratory fitness.