Table 3.
Association between exposures and hypertension at multivariate logistic regression (adjusted for all exposures reported in the table) performed among Chinese and Italian participants.
| Ethnicity | Exposures | All subjects | Not aware of hypertension | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% Cl) | p < | OR (95% Cl) | p < | ||
| Chinese |
Age (years) | 1.09 (1.07 to 1.12) | 0.001 | 1.06 (1.03 to 1.10) | 0.001 |
| Gender (male) | 1.00 (0.73 to 1.37) | 0.988 | 1.04 (0.68 to 1.58) | 0.873 | |
| Education level | 1.01 (0.83 to 1.23) | 0.960 | 1.01 (0.78 to 1.32) | 0.935 | |
| Work (white collar) | 1.94 (0.95 to 3.97) | 0.070 | 3.00 (1.34 to 6.75) | 0.008 | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 1.11 (1.04 to 1.19) | 0.002 | 1.09 (1.00 to 1.20) | 0.050 | |
| Waist (cm) | 1.02 (1.00 to 1.05) | 0.091 | 1.01 (0.98 to 1.05) | 0.460 | |
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| Italians |
Age (years) | 1.03 (0.99 to 1.08) | 0.184 | 1.00 (0.93 to 1.06) | 0.865 |
| Gender (male) | 1.23 (0.63 to 2.40) | 0.546 | 1.53 (0.63 to 3.73) | 0.348 | |
| Education level | 0.75 (0.41 to 1.38) | 0.358 | 0.83 (0.36 to 1.90) | 0.657 | |
| Work (white collar) | 1.10 (0.49 to 2.47) | 0.817 | 0.63 (0.24 to 1.69) | 0.363 | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 1.26 (1.13 to 1.41) | 0.001 | 1.28 (1.11 to 1.47) | 0.001 | |
| Waist (cm) | 0.99 (0.96 to 1.01) | 0.323 | 0.97 (0.94 to 1.00) | 0.056 | |