Table 3.
Hazard ratios of psoriasis according to hypertension stratified by status of anti-hypertensive medication use
| Cases | Person-years | Age-adjusted HR (95% CI) |
Multivariate-adjusted HRa (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No hypertension and no medication | 282 | 445,705 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Hypertension with no medication | 77 | 78,445 | 1.57 (1.22–2.02) | 1.49 (1.15–1.92) |
| Hypertension with past medication | 38 | 55,883 | 1.10 (0.78–1.54) | 0.97 (0.69–1.37) |
| Hypertension with current medication | 359 | 386,026 | 1.49 (1.27–1.75) | 1.31 (1.10–1.55) |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio.
a
Simultaneously adjusted for age, body mass index, alcohol intake, physical activity, smoking status, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, postmenopausal hormones use, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs use, and multi-vitamins supplement.