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. 2017 Aug 25;22:64. doi: 10.1186/s12199-017-0671-2

Table 3.

Association (odds ratio (95% CI)) between early life famine exposure and self-reported hypertension

Childhood exposure Fetal and infant exposure None exposure Fetal and infant exposure vs childhood exposure and none exposure combined
Both genders
 Model 1 1.18 (0.78-1.79) 1.68 (1.09-2.58)* 1.00 1.54 (1.07-2.24)*
 Model 2 1.14 (0.75-1.74) 1.67 (1.07-2.61)* 1.00 1.60 (1.09-2.34)*
 Model 3 1.24 (0.80-1.91) 1.79 (1.13-2.84)* 1.00 1.62 (1.09-2.39)*
Men
 Model 1 1.22 (0.75-1.96) 1.50 (0.89-2.51) 1.00 1.36 (0.86-2.12)
 Model 2 1.17 (0.72-1.91) 1.49 (0.87-2.54) 1.00 1.37 (0.86-2.17)
 Model 3 1.33 (0.80-2.22) 1.67 (0.95-2.92) 1.00 1.43 (0.88-2.31)
Women
 Model 1 1.06 (0.45-2.50) 2.30 (1.02-5.17)* 1.00 2.23 (1.12-4.44)*
 Model 2 1.06 (0.45-2.55) 2.37 (1.03-5.46)* 1.00 2.30 (1.12-4.69)*
 Model 3 1.08 (0.45-2.59) 2.34 (1.01-5.42) 1.00 2.26 (1.10-4.64)*

Abbreviation: CI confidence intervals, OR odds ratio

Definition: *P < 0.05

Model 1 unadjusted

Model 2 adjusted for gender, education, smoking, alcohol drinking, physical activity, sleep status. Breast feeding and diabetes

Model 3 further adjusted for BMI

In gender combined analysis, gender was also adjusted in model 1 and model 2