Table 6. Analysis of the Poisson regression of factors associated with HTN, by gender.
ERICA study, Goiânia, Goiás, Central-West region of Brazil, 2013–2014.
| Variables | Girls | Boys | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APR1 | 95.0% CI2 | p3 | APR1 | 95.0% CI2 | p3 | |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 12–14 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| 15–17 | 1.29 | 0.53–3.14 | 0.551 | 1.72 | 0.78–3.82 | 0.171 |
| Race/skin color (self-reported) | ||||||
| White | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Black | 1.84 | 0.47–7.14 | 0.366 | 0.72 | 0.17–2.98 | 0.646 |
| Mixed | 1.36 | 0.57–3.25 | 0.476 | 0.80 | 0.44–1.45 | 0.461 |
| Other4 | 1.81 | 0.61–5.35 | 0.273 | 0.91 | 0.23–3.46 | 0.887 |
| Type of school | ||||||
| Public | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Public | 1.25 | 0.67–2.35 | 0.460 | 1.02 | 0.54; 1.94 | 0.342 |
| Term | ||||||
| Morning | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Afternoon | 0.95 | 0.47–1.94 | 0.902 | 0.61 | 0.21–1.72 | 0.342 |
| Binge drinking (previous 30 days) | ||||||
| No | 1.00 | |||||
| Yes | - | - | - | 1.27 | 0.58–2.80 | 0.534 |
| Nutritional status | ||||||
| Normal | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Overweight | 2.28 | 1.26–4.09 | 0.007 | 1.85 | 0.76; 4.49 | 0.163 |
| Obese | 3.48 | 1.42–8.54 | 0.008 | 2.30 | 1.09; 4.84 | 0.029 |
1Adjusted prevalence ratio
295.0% Confidence Interval
3Wald’s Chi-square test
4Includes Native Brazilian and Asian ethnic groups.