Table 3.

Hazard ratios for hypertension according to MDA and changes in MDA.

	Age- and Gender-Adjusted a			Multivariate-Adjusted b
	HR	95% CI		HR	95% CI
Group 1 (reference group)	1.00			1.00
Group 2	0.29	0.22	0.39	0.32	0.23	0.42
Group 3	0.96	0.85	1.09	0.96	0.84	1.08
Group 4	0.92	0.77	1.10	0.92	0.77	1.10
Group 5	0.73	0.61	0.88	0.75	0.63	0.91
Group 6	0.15	0.08	0.29	0.17	0.09	0.32

Note: CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio; MDA, Mediterranean diet adherence ^a Adjusted for gender and age; ^b Adjusted for gender, age, smoking, and exercise.