Table 3.

Logistic regression analysis showing adjusted odds ratios (OR) and confidence intervals (CI) for hypertension among white (top pane) and black (bottom pane) shift workers.

Likelihood of reporting hypertension among white and black shift workers
Variable	OR	95% CI lower	95% CI upper	P
White shift worker	1.01	0.85	1.20	0.88
Gender	0.83	0.75	0.93	<0.01
Age	1.06	1.06	1.07	<0.01
Income	0.97	0.84	1.12	0.65
Tobacco use	1.26	1.11	1.43	<0.01
Alcohol use	1.26	1.06	1.50	<0.01
Emotional distress	1.67	1.05	2.67	<0.05
Diabetes	3.74	3.10	4.52	<0.01
Variable	OR	95% CI Lower	95% CI Upper	P
Black shift worker	1.35	1.06	1.72	<0.05
Gender	1.23	0.97	1.56	0.09
Age	1.08	1.07	1.09	<0.01
Income	0.85	0.65	1.11	0.23
Tobacco use	1.24	0.96	1.60	0.10
Alcohol use	1.48	1.13	1.94	<0.01
Emotional distress	3.07	1.56	6.05	<0.01
Diabetes	6.28	3.99	9.88	<0.01