Table 2. Hazard ratio and 95% confidence intervals for CVD-specific mortality of different sex in people with hypertension according to BMI category.
| BMI(kg/m2) | Overall | P-value | ||||
|
<18.5
(N=5120) |
18.5-24.9
(N=130530) |
25.0-29.9
(N=68583) |
≥30.0
(N=8161) |
|||
| Male | 2096 | 60655 | 33123 | 3164 | 99038 | |
| Deaths, n | 332 | 4645 | 1784 | 182 | 6943 | |
| Person-y | 15065 | 485143 | 271914 | 25151 | 797272 | |
| Mortality/100,000 person-y | 2204 | 957 | 656 | 724 | 871 | < 0.01 |
| HR(95% CI)* | 1.37(1.22-1.53) | 1.00 | 0.95(0.90-1.01) | 1.21(1.04-1.40) | ||
| Female | 3024 | 69875 | 35460 | 4997 | 113356 | |
| Deaths, n | 464 | 4498 | 1841 | 283 | 7086 | |
| Person-y | 23377 | 582636 | 304098 | 42155 | 952266 | |
| Mortality/100,000 person-y | 1985 | 772 | 605 | 671 | 744 | < 0.01 |
| HR(95% CI)* | 1.44(1.31-1.59) | 1 | 0.96(0.91-1.01) | 1.04(0.92-1.17) | ||
Abbreviations: CVD: cardiovascular disease; BMI: body mass index; CI: confidence interval; HR: hazard ratio.
*Adjusted for sex, age at registry, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, concomitant diabetes, family history of diabetes, family history of hypertension, family history of stroke, family history of CVD, smoking, drinking and physical activity.