Figure 1.

Epidemiological Association of Prevalent Hypertension with Incident Respiratory Diseases

Associations between prevalent hypertension (HTN) and incident respiratory diseases (defined in Table S2) are shown in sparsely adjusted and fully adjusted models. The sparsely adjusted model is adjusted by age, age², sex, smoking status (current, prior, or never smoker), and the first ten principal components of population stratification. The fully adjusted model is additionally adjusted by prevalent coronary artery disease, prevalent diabetes mellitus, and body mass index. HR and 95% CI are displayed. ARDS, adult respiratory disease syndrome; HR, hazard ratio.