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Odds ratios for women versus men from logistic regression models for each risk factor, stratified by race. Models were adjusted for age and spatial location.
| Risk factor | Race |
Odds ratio (95% confidence
interval) for women versus men |
|---|---|---|
| Hypertension | Blacks | 1.23 (1.14 - 1.34) |
| Whites | 0.92 (0.87 - 0.98) | |
| Diabetes | Blacks | 0.94 (0.87 - 1.02) |
| Whites | 0.7 (0.65 - 0.76) | |
| Current smoking | Blacks | 0.74 (0.67 - 0.81) |
| Whites | 1.10 (1.00 - 1.20) |
