Table 4.
Independent association of socio-demographic, lifestyle and PSE with Hypertension stratified by sex in the NHANNES Data
| Characteristics | Women | Men | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| aOR (95%CI) | P | aOR (95%CI) | P | |
| Age (in years) | 1.083 (1.083, 1.083) | < 0.0001 | 1.083 (1.083, 1.083) | < 0.0001 |
| Racea | ||||
| (Hispanics only) | 0.500 (0.499, 0.502) | < 0.0001 | 0.547 (0.546, 0.549) | < 0.0001 |
| (Black only) | 0.608 (0.606, 0.609) | < 0.0001 | 0.682 (0.680, 0.684) | < 0.0001 |
| (Others) | 1.321 (1.317, 1.325) | < 0.0001 | 1.513 (1.507, 1.518) | < 0.0001 |
| Employed (Yes) | 0.722 (0.721. 0.723) | < 0.0001 | 2.258 (2.253, 2.264) | < 0.0001 |
| Income (>$24,999) | 0.578 (0.577, 0.579) | < 0.0001 | 1.248 (1.244, 1.252) | < 0.0001 |
| Marital Statusb | ||||
| (Married only) | 1.174 (1.172, 1.177) | < 0.0001 | 0.674 (0.672, 0.676) | < 0.0001 |
| (Widow/Divorced/Separated) | 1.014 (1.011, 1.017) | < 0.0001 | 1.198 (1.910, 1.926) | < 0.0001 |
| Alcohol use (Yes) | 1.272 (1.270, 1.274) | < 0.0001 | 1.114 (1.112, 1.117) | < 0.0001 |
| BMIc | ||||
| (Overweight) | 1.837 (1.833, 1.840) | < 0.0001 | 3.231 (3.223, 3.239) | < 0.0001 |
| (Obese) | 3.353 (3.347, 3.358) | < 0.0001 | 5.803 (5.789, 5.818) | < 0.0001 |
| PSE (Yes) | 1.240 (1.238, 1.242) | < 0.0001 | 0.755 (0.754, 0.757) | < 0.0001 |
a - White only as a reference; b - never married as reference; c – normal weight as reference; PSE - Passive smoke exposure