Table 3. Odd ratio for hypertension in Non-Hispanic Blacks and Mexican Americans compared to Non-Hispanic Whites among children and adolescents in NHANES, 1999–2010.
Model 1: controlled for age and sex. Model 2: model 1 + low birth weight. Model 3: model 1 + current BMI categories
| Characteristics | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | P | OR (95% CI) | P | OR (95% CI) | P | |
| All participants | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic Whites | 1 | / | 1 | / | 1 | / |
| Non-Hispanic Blacks | 1.29 (1.01–1.65) | 0.04 | 1.25 (1.01–1.60) | 0.04 | 1.16 (0.93–1.45) | 0.19 |
| Mexican Americans | 0.95 (0.70–1.29) | 0.72 | 0.94 (0.69–1.27) | 0.70 | 0.82 (0.63–1.08) | 0.16 |
| Boys aged 8–12 years | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic Whites | 1 | / | 1 | / | 1 | / |
| Non-Hispanic Blacks | 0.88 (0.52–1.49) | 0.65 | 0.82 (0.48–1.41) | 0.47 | 0.85 (0.50–1.44) | 0.55 |
| Mexican Americans | 1.09 (0.66–1.78) | 0.74 | 1.05 (0.64–1.72) | 0.84 | 0.97 (0.60–1.56) | 0.90 |
| Boys aged 13–17 years | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic Whites | 1 | / | 1 | / | 1 | / |
| Non-Hispanic Blacks | 1.51 (1.03–3.43) | 0.04 | 2.00 (1.09–3.71) | 0.02 | 1.50 (1.01–2.14) | 0.04 |
| Mexican Americans | 1.00 (0.63–1.58) | 0.99 | 1.31 (0.68–2.51) | 0.42 | 0.87 (0.54–1.40) | 0.56 |
| Girls aged 8–12 years | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic Whites | 1 | / | 1 | / | 1 | / |
| Non-Hispanic Blacks | 1.05 (0.68–1.65) | 0.81 | 0.98 (0.62–1.566) | 0.96 | 0.98 (0.62–1.55) | 0.92 |
| Mexican Americans | 0.70 (0.44–1.10) | 0.12 | 0.66 (0.42–1.04) | 0.07 | 0.66 (0.41–1.06) | 0.09 |
| Girls aged 13–17 years | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic Whites | 1 | / | 1 | / | 1 | / |
| Non-Hispanic Blacks | 1.48 (0.92–2.37) | 0.81 | 1.75 (0.95–2.99) | 0.07 | 1.33 (0.82–2.17) | 0.24 |
| Mexican Americans | 0.83 (0.48–1.43) | 0.50 | 0.97 (0.45–2.09) | 0.94 | 0.79 (0.46–1.35) | 0.39 |