Table 4.

Covariate effects on blood pressure state transitions

Covariate	Normal–Elevated HR (95% CI)	Normal-Hypertensive HR (95% CI)	Elevated–Normal HR (95% CI)	Elevated –Hypertensive HR (95% CI)
Gender	1.131 (0.807 to 1.586)	0.544 (0.288 to 1.028)	0.606 (0.412 to 0.891)	1.461 (0.999 to 2.136)
BMI	1.038 (0.992 to 1.086)	1.124 (1.058 to 1.195)	1.017 (0.963 to 1.074)	1.019 (0.983 to 1.057)
Age	1.016 (0.980 to 1.054)	1.042 (1.010 to 1.075)	1.018 (0.990 to 1.047)	1.017 (0.997 to 1.037)
Glucose	1.013 (0.947 to 1.083)	0.876 (0.697 to 1.102)	0.827 (0.715 to 0.956)	1.054 (1.012 to 1.097)
Marriage	0.989 (0.574 to 1.702)	0.961 (0.347 to 2.665)	1.073 (0.607 to 1.897)	0.866 (0.630 to 1.189)
Abnormal ECG	0.737 (0.516 to 1.052)	0.920 (0.479 to 1.767)	0.794 (0.545 to 1.155)	1.026 (0.825 to 1.275)

Reference categories of covariates: gender, ref=male; marriage, ref=single/divorced/widowed; abnormal ECG, ref=normal.

BMI, body mass index.