Table 3.
Adjusted Discrete-Time Survival Models Predicting Onset of Hypertension by Gender and Race/Ethnicity, NLSY79
| Predictors | White | Black | Hispanic | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
| Women | ||||||
| Current drinking status (ref: low volume/no HED)a,b | ||||||
| Lifetime abstainer | 1.32 (0.90, 1.93) | 0.149 | 1.07 (0.81, 1.43) | 0.631 | 1.66 (0.90, 3.08) | 0.105 |
| Current non-drinker | 0.93 (0.71, 1.23) | 0.611 | 1.01 (0.80, 1.27) | 0.943 | 1.91 (1.17, 3.12) | 0.010 |
| Low volume/HED | 1.41 (0.89, 2.24) | 0.142 | 0.74 (0.46, 1.18) | 0.202 | 2.71 (1.21, 6.03) | 0.015 |
| Risky volume/monthly HED | 1.28 (0.72, 2.30) | 0.402 | 0.63 (0.33, 1.22) | 0.170 | 2.27 (0.83, 6.21) | 0.111 |
| Risky volume/weekly HED | 0.86 (0.31, 2.43) | 0.780 | 0.87 (0.36, 2.13) | 0.765 | 1.84 (0.58, 5.87) | 0.304 |
| High volume | 2.25 (1.35, 3.75) | 0.002 | 0.64 (0.33, 1.23) | 0.177 | 2.15 (0.67, 6.94) | 0.200 |
| Prior HED (past 10 years)a | ||||||
| Monthly HED | 0.89 (0.66, 1.19) | 0.419 | 0.92 (0.70, 1.21) | 0.564 | 0.84 (0.50, 1.41) | 0.511 |
| Weekly HED | 1.21 (0.86, 1.69) | 0.277 | 1.36 (0.97, 1.89) | 0.073 | 1.00 (0.54, 1.84) | 0.989 |
| Men | ||||||
| Current drinking status (ref: low volume/no HED)a,b | ||||||
| Lifetime abstainer | 1.37 (0.80, 2.35) | 0.251 | 0.92 (0.59, 1.46) | 0.736 | 2.12 (0.97, 4.65) | 0.061 |
| Current non-drinker | 1.24 (0.95, 1.61) | 0.114 | 0.98 (0.75, 1.27) | 0.863 | 1.21 (0.77, 1.90) | 0.400 |
| Low volume/HED | 0.96 (0.71, 1.31) | 0.813 | 0.97 (0.69, 1.36) | 0.850 | 1.40 (0.89, 2.20) | 0.145 |
| Risky volume/monthly HED | 1.73 (1.02, 2.92) | 0.043 | 1.34 (0.67, 2.67) | 0.414 | 1.10 (0.33, 3.64) | 0.871 |
| Risky volume/weekly HED | 1.38 (0.84, 2.26) | 0.200 | 1.50 (0.89, 2.54) | 0.126 | 1.44 (0.64, 3.21) | 0.378 |
| High volume | 1.35 (0.78, 2.32) | 0.279 | 0.91 (0.47, 1.76) | 0.787 | 1.16 (0.47, 2.83) | 0.748 |
| Prior HED (past 10 years)a | ||||||
| Monthly HED | 1.11 (0.88, 1.41) | 0.380 | 1.09 (0.86, 1.38) | 0.483 | 0.94 (0.65, 1.36) | 0.758 |
| Weekly HED | 0.96 (0.74, 1.25) | 0.781 | 0.90 (0.69, 1.18) | 0.444 | 1.07 (0.73, 1.56) | 0.739 |
Notes: Boldface indicates statistical significance (p<0.05). Models adjusted for age, birthplace, race/ethnicity, education, religion, early health, poverty, marital status, children, employment, smoking, BMI, and time.
Indicates time-varying variable.
Current drinking status is a combined total volume and frequency of HED of ≥6 drinks. Total volume is categorized into low volume (≤7/14 drinks per week for women and men, respectively), risky volume (>7/14 drinks per week and ≤14/28 drinks per week), and high volume (>14/28 drinks per week). Frequency of ≥6 HED is grouped into any in the last month, monthly, and weekly. High volume includes those with no HED and those with HED.
HED, heavy episodic drinking; NLSY79, National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979.