Table 4.
Separate associations of famine exposure, SUA levels with prevalence of hypertension (N = 9368)
| Variables | Male (OR and 95% CI for hypertension) | Female (OR and 95% CI for hypertension) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Famine exposure | Model onea | Model twob | Model threec | Model fourd | Model onea | Model twob | Model threec | Model fourd |
| No-exposed | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) |
| Fetal exposed | 1.32 (0.98, 1.77) | 1.32 (0.98, 1.77) | 1.30 (0.97, 1.75) | 1.35 (1.00, 1.82) | 1.18 (0.92, 1.52) | 1.16 (0.90, 1.49) | 1.17 (0.91, 1.51) | 1.16 (0.90, 1.51) |
| Childhood-exposed | 1.41 (1.12, 1.79) | 1.42 (1.12, 1.79) | 1.41 (1.11, 1.79) | 1.54 (1.21, 1.96) | 1.67 (1.37, 2.03) | 1.51 (1.24, 1.85) | 1.54 (1.25, 1.88) | 1.62 (1.32, 1.99) |
| Adolescence/adult-exposed | 2.06 (1.63, 2.60) | 1.98 (1.56, 2.51) | 1.99 (1.57, 2.52) | 2.38 (1.86, 3.04) | 3.61 (2.96, 4.40) | 2.98 (2.41, 3.68) | 3.04 (2.45, 3.76) | 3.46 (2.78, 4.30) |
| P for trend | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |
| SUA levels | Model onea | Model twof | Model threeg | Model foure | Model onea | Model twof | Model threeg | Model foure |
| Normal | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) |
| High | 1.94 (1.53, 2.47) | 1.89 (1.48, 2.42) | 1.90 (1.48, 2.42) | 1.74 (1.36, 2.23) | 2.25 (1.73, 2.93) | 1.93 (1.47, 2.53) | 1.93 (1.47, 2.54) | 1.72 (1.31, 2.27) |
| Variables | Total (OR and 95% CI for hypertension) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Famine exposure | Model onea | Model twob | Model threec | Model fourd |
| No-exposed | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) |
| Fetal exposed | 1.25 (1.03, 1.51) | 1.24 (1.02, 1.50) | 1.24 (1.02, 1.51) | 1.25 (1.03, 1.52) |
| Childhood-exposed | 1.56 (1.34, 1.81) | 1.48 (1.27, 1.73) | 1.50 (1.29, 1.75) | 1.60 (1.37, 1.87) |
| Adolescence/adult-exposed | 2.77 (2.38, 3.22) | 2.44 (2.09, 2.84) | 2.46 (2.10, 2.87) | 2.87 (2.44, 3.37) |
| P for trend | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
| SUA levels | Model onea | Model twof | Model threeg | Model foure |
| Normal | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) |
| High | 2.06 (1.73, 2.46) | 1.91 (1.59, 2.29) | 1.91 (1.60, 2.29) | 1.73 (1.44, 2.08) |
BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratios; SUA, serum uric acid; SBP, systolic blood pressure
(1) In model one, aUnadjusted, age-adjusted by design;
(2) In model two: bAdjusted for age, education, marital status, living place, and SUA; f Adjusted for age, education, marital status, living place, and famine exposure
(3) In model three: cAdjusted for age, education, marital status, living place, smoking status, alcohol consumption status, eating habit, social and leisure activities, experience of a traumatic event, taking physical activity or exercise, and SUA; gAdjusted for age, education, marital status, living place, smoking status, alcohol consumption status, eating habit, social and leisure activities, experience of a traumatic event, taking physical activity or exercise, and famine exposure
(4) In model four: dAdjusted for age, education, marital status, living place, smoking status, alcohol consumption status, eating habit, social and leisure activities, experience of a traumatic event, taking physical activity or exercise, BMI, and SUA; eAdjusted for age, education, marital status, living place, smoking status, alcohol consumption status, eating habit, social and leisure activities, experience of a traumatic event, taking physical activity or exercise, BMI, and famine exposure