Table 3.

Hazard ratios of serum total bilirubin levels for hypertension in the GACS

Variables	HR (95% CI)	P value
Female	1.08 (0.89–1.31)	0.430
Age	1.01 (0.99–1.03)	0.244
BMI	1.23 (1.20–1.26)	< 0.001
WC	1.08 (1.07–1.09)	< 0.001
SBP	1.00 (0.99–1.00)	0.962
DBP	1.00 (0.99–1.01)	0.885
FPG	1.07 (1.05–1.09)	< 0.001
AST	1.02 (1.01–1.03)	0.003
STB	1.03 (1.01–1.05)	0.002
CB	0.96 (0.92–0.99)	0.022
UCB	1.05 (1.03–1.07)	< 0.001
SCr	1.01 (1.00–1.01)	0.005
T2DM	1.67 (1.28–2.19)	< 0.001
Current Smoker	1.99 (1.60–2.46)	< 0.001

BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FPG, fasting plasm glucose; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; STB, serum total bilirubin; CB, conjugated bilirubin; UCB, unconjugated bilirubin; SCr, serum creatinine; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus

^*P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant