Table 5. Prevalence and risk factors associated with HTN in adolescent males.

ERICA Study, Goiânia, Goiás, Central-West region of Brazil, 2013–2014.

Variables	Total1 (N = 613)	HTN prevalence		Crude PR2 (95.0% CI)3	p4
		%	(95.0% CI)3
Age (years)
12–14	319	9.6	(5.7; 15.8)	1.00
15–17	294	18.3	(11.8; 27.3)	1.90 (0.94–3.85)	0.071
Race/skin color (self-reported)
White	249	16.9	(10.2–26.7)	1.00
Black	42	9.2	(2.9; 25.5)	0.54 (0.14–2.03)	0.354
Mixed	287	12.1	(8.4; 17.0)	0.70 (0.38–1.30)	0.260
Other5	20	13.1	(3.5; 38.6)	0.77 (0.21–2.73)	0.678
Type of school attended
Public	373	13.9	(9.4; 20.2)	1.00
Public	240	14.0	(8.8; 21.7)	1.00 (0.54; 1.84)	0.982
Term
Morning	514	14.8	(10.5; 20.4)	1.00
Afternoon	99	10.0	(3.5; 25.6)	0.67 (0.22–2.03)	0.475
Tobacco use (lifetime)
No	489	14.2	(10.4; 19.1)	1.00
Yes	124	12.9	(6.5; 23.8)	0.90 (0.47; 1.70)	0.747
Tobacco use (previous 30 days)
No	582	13.9	(10.1; 18.8)	1.00
Yes	29	16.7	(6.8; 35.4)	1.18 (0.50; 2.80)	0.686
Alcohol use (lifetime)
No	270	9.1	(5.3; 15.2)	1.00
Yes	315	18.4	(12.2; 27.0)	2.01 (0.95; 4.25)	0.064
Alcohol use (previous 30 days)
No	466	10.1	(7.0; 14.6)	1.00
Yes	126	24.4	(10.6; 46.6)	2.40 (0.89; 6.49)	0.081
Binge drinking(previous 30 days)
No	546	13.3	(10.0; 17.8)	1.00
Yes	31	26.8	(10.8; 52.6)	1.98 (0.96; 4.09)	0.061
Physical Activity
Active	587	14.1	(10.3; 19.0)	1.00
Inactive	17	14.0	(4.4; 36.4)	0.97 (0.33; 2.87)	0.968
Diabetes mellitus (self-report)
No	507	13.2	(9.1; 18.9)	1.00
Yes	57	20.2	(12.1; 31.9)	1.49 (0.73; 3.02)	0.261
Hypercholesterolemia (self-report)
No	341	13.3	(8.1; 21.1)	1.00
Yes	216	16.3	(10.7; 24.1)	1.21(0.58; 2.52)	0.596
Nutritional status
Normal	410	10.5	(6.0; 17.8)	1.00
Overweight	110	21.4	(15.4; 29.1)	2.05 (1.05; 3.99)	0.035
Obese	73	24.9	(16.0; 36.6)	2.36 (1.16; 4.82)	0.019

¹Number of valid responses

²Prevalence ratio

³95.0% Confidence Interval

⁴Wald’s Chi-square test

⁵Includes Native Brazilian and Asian ethnic groups.