Table 3.

Association of self-rated health and medical conditions with normal blood pressure vs. elevated blood pressure or hypertension among US adults by age group

	Prevalence ratio (95% confidence interval) for normal blood pressure
	Age group
	18–44 years	45–64 years	≥65 years
General health
Excellent/very good	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)
Good	0.87 (0.82–0.92)	0.73 (0.63–0.84)	0.50 (0.38–0.65)
Fair/poor	0.73 (0.67–0.79)	0.57 (0.48–0.68)	0.42 (0.29–0.60)
Diabetes	0.55 (0.42–0.70)	0.36 (0.26–0.49)	0.33 (0.20–0.55)
Reduced eGFR	0.33 (0.14–0.77)	0.77 (0.47–1.25)	0.74 (0.48–1.12)
Albuminuria	0.80 (0.72–0.89)	0.51 (0.39–0.68)	0.41 (0.22–0.78)
History of ASCVD	0.51 (0.34–0.75)	0.37 (0.23–0.60)	0.48 (0.27–0.86)
History of heart failure	0.30 (0.14–0.65)	0.20 (0.06–0.63)	0.32 (0.11–0.96)

Prevalence ratios calculated in models that included age, sex, race–ethnicity, smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, body mass index, high Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension score, and each variable listed in the table individually. Numbers in table are prevalence ratio (95% confidence interval). Abbreviations: ASCVD, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate.