Table 5.
Participant mortality based on region of birth
| Variables | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Caribbean | West Africa | United States | Caribbean | West Africa | United States | Caribbean | West Africa | |
| Hazard of mortality | Reference | 0.44 a (0.41–0.48) | 0.21 a (0.14–0.30) | Reference | 0.47 a (0.43–0.51) | 0.28 a (0.19–0.42) | Reference | 0.46 a (0.42–0.50) | 0.28 a (0.18–0.41) |
| Cases of all‐cause mortality, No. (%) | 1852 (10.6) | 740 (4.8) | 24 (1.6) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Abbreviation: N/A, not available. Sample size: United States born (17 409); Caribbean born (15 446); West African born (1503).
Model 1: unadjusted.
Model 2: adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, Charlson comorbidity score, total classes of antihypertensive medication, insurance status, and number of systolic blood pressure measurements in assessment window.
Model 3: adjusted for all previous covariates as well as mean systolic blood pressure during assessment window. Bold values indicate significance.
a
P<.001.