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. 2019 May 30;31:e6. doi: 10.35371/aoem.2019.31.e6

Table 5. Logistic regression analysis for the occurrence of hypertension and related factors (Hg concentration 15 μg/L).

Related factors All subjects PSM subjects
OR (95% CI) p-value OR (95% CI) p-value
Hg concentration (ref ≥ 15) 1.426 (1.066–1.908) 0.017 1.450 (1.026–2.049) 0.035
Sex (ref = male) 0.947 (0.831–1.079) 0.416 0.980 (0.673–1.428) 0.918
Age 1.037 (1.032–1.042) 0.000 1.037 (1.019–1.056) 0.000
Smoking (ref = current) 0.465 0.432
Ex 0.984 (0.814–1.190) 0.942 1.335 (0.750–2.377) 0.326
Non 1.062 (0.895–1.261) 0.367 1.017 (0.599–1.728) 0.949
Alcohol drink (ref = 0) 0.987 (0.879–1.108) 0.959 1.130 (0.804–1.590) 0.481
Income (ref = 1) 0.002 0.742
2 1.000 (0.868–1.151) 0.897 1.254 (0.810–1.942) 0.311
3 0.774 (0.656–0.914) 0.002 1.142 (0.702–1.855) 0.593
4 0.764 (0.622–0.939) 0.008 1.017 (0.564–1.833) 0.955

Alcohol drink: 1 - person who had lifetime drinking experience, 0 - never drink; Income: quartile subgroup for gross house income.

OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; PSM: propensity score matching.