Table 5.

Factors, determined from Poisson regression models^*, which predict the rate of progression to hypertension

		Incidence Rate Ratio	95% Confidence Interval	p-Value
Blood Pressure (compared to normal BP)
Prehypertension		3.45	2.18 – 5.45	< 0.001
Age Group (compared to 15–34 Years)
45–64 Years		1.73	1.08 – 2.76	0.022
≥ 65 Years		2.39	1.31 – 4.34	0.004
Body Mass Index (compared to not overweight)
Overweight (BMI ≥ 25)		1.87	1.15 – 3.03	0.011
Sex (compared to males)
Females		1.81	1.12 – 2.94	0.016
Diabetes Mellitus (compared to not diabetic at baseline)
Diabetic at baseline		1.58	0.98 – 2.57	0.058

^*All variables in the table were includes in a single model; incidence rate ratios are adjusted for all other variables in the table.