TABLE 7.

Weighted OR (95% CI) for hypertension in quartiles of adjusted dietary saturated fatty acid intake stratified by age in NHANES, 1999–2018.

Subgroup	Age in 20–44 years (N = 4,840)	P-value	OR (95% CI)	Age in 45–64 years (N = 1,697)	P-value	OR (95% CI)	Age in ≥ 65 years (N = 685)	P-value	OR (95% CI)
SFAs
	[–42.787, –4.705] (n = 1210)	Ref		[–31.396, –4.784] (n = 424)	Ref		[–26.892, –4.136] (n = 172)	Ref
	[–4.705, –0.098] (n = 1209)	0.59	0.59 (0.32, 1.10)	[–4.784, –0.246] (n = 425)	1.00	1.00 (0.52, 1.91)	[–4.136, 0.008] (n = 171)	0.42	0.42 (0.11, 1.56)
	[–0.098, 4.741] (n = 1211)	0.46	0.46 (0.20, 1.03)	[–0.246, 4.207] (n = 424)	0.94	0.94 (0.37, 2.36)	[0.008, 4.438] (n = 171)	0.64	0.64 (0.13, 3.10)
	[4.741, 116.405] (n = 1210)	0.65	0.65 (0.26, 1.63)	[4.207, 40.582] (n = 424)	1.32	1.32 (0.41, 4.18)	[4.438, 34.101] (n = 171)	0.74	0.74 (0.10, 5.63)
C4:0
	[–1.566, –0.259] (n = 1208)	Ref		[–1.242, –0.272] (n = 425)	Ref		[–1.070, –0.22] (n = 171)	Ref
	[–0.259, –0.071] (n = 1207)	0.71	0.71 (0.47, 1.07)	[–0.272, –0.097] (n = 423)	0.76	0.76 (0.42, 1.38)	[–0.22, –0.061] (n = 172)	0.57	0.57 (0.20, 1.61)
	[–0.071, 0.157] (n = 1215)	0.66	0.66 (0.39, 1.12)	[–0.097, 0.107] (n = 424)	0.98	0.98 (0.47, 2.03)	[–0.061, 0.179] (n = 171)	0.39	0.39 (0.08, 1.80)
	[0.157, 7.978] (n = 1210)	1.20	1.20 (0.60, 2.41)	[0.107, 2.832] (n = 425)	0.81	0.81 (0.33, 2.01)	[0.179, 1.730] (n = 171)	0.26	0.26 (0.04, 1.47)
C6:0
	[–0.874, –0.146] (n = 1211)	Ref		[–0.669, –0.151] (n = 422)	Ref		[–0.622, –0.114] (n = 171)	Ref
	[–0.146, –0.04] (n = 1212)	0.60	0.60 (0.30, 1.17)	[–0.151, –0.05] (n = 424)	0.91	0.91 (0.48, 1.71)	(–0.114, –0.029] (n = 171)	3.49	3.49 (0.64, 19.01)
	[–0.04, 0.088] (n = 1205)	0.77	0.77 (0.35, 1.68)	[–0.05, 0.07] (n = 427)	0.77	0.77 (0.35, 1.70)	[–0.029, 0.115] (n = 172)	3.13	3.13 (0.48, 20.30)
	[0.088, 4.301] (n = 1212)	0.41	0.41 (0.17, 0.97)	[0.07, 1.830] (n = 424)	0.81	0.81 (0.31, 2.09)	[0.115, 1.042] (n = 171)	7.45	7.45 (0.78, 71.34)
C8:0
	[–0.681, –0.108] (n = 1215)	Ref		[–0.545, –0.105] (n = 425)	Ref		[–0.472, –0.088] (n = 173)	Ref
	[–0.108, –0.024] (n = 1207)	1.58	1.58 (0.81, 3.12)	[–0.105, –0.033] (n = 423)	0.76	0.76 (0.40, 1.47)	[–0.088, –0.023] (n = 167)	1.14	1.14 (0.35, 3.74)
	[–0.024, 0.077] (n = 1209)	2.33	2.33 (0.96, 5.66)	[–0.033, 0.066] (n = 426)	1.09	1.09 (0.48, 2.46)	[–0.023, 0.085] (n = 175)	2.61	2.61 (0.66, 10.40)
	[0.077, 3.325] (n = 1209)	2.18	2.18 (0.86,5.53)	[0.066, 3.478] (n = 423)	0.97	0.97 (0.32, 2.90)	[0.085, 1.82] (n = 170)	1.78	1.78 (0.37, 8.55)
C10:0
	[–1.291, –0.186] (n = 1214)	Ref		[–0.948, –0.188] (n = 425)	Ref		[–0.8966, –0.153] (n = 171)	Ref
	[–0.186, –0.031] (n = 1210)	1.02	1.02 (0.52, 2.00)	[–0.188, –0.047] (n = 423)	1.70	1.70 (0.86, 3.39)	[–0.153, –0.034] (n = 173)	0.68	0.68 (0.13, 3.61)
	[–0.031, 0.158] (n = 1205)	0.91	0.91 (0.38, 2.21)	[–0.047, 0.129] (n = 424)	1.59	1.59 (0.61, 4.13)	[–0.034, 0.159] (n = 169)	0.29	0.29 (0.05, 1.66)
	[0.158, 5.596] (n = 1211)	0.98	0.98 (0.34, 2.89)	[0.129, 2.529] (n = 425)	1.26	1.26 (0.35, 4.56)	[0.159, 1.979] (n = 172)	0.15	0.15 (0.02, 1.17)
C12:0
	[–1.916, –0.325] (n = 1208)	Ref		[–1.564, –0.314] (n = 425)	Ref		[–1.379, –0.257] (n = 172)	Ref
	[–0.325, –0.105] (n = 1209)	1.28	1.28 (0.83, 1.96)	[–0.314, –0.106] (n = 424)	0.70	0.70 (0.41, 1.22)	[–0.257, –0.088] (n = 169)	0.81	0.81 (0.36, 1.84)
	[–0.105, 0.209] (n = 1211)	0.89	0.89 (0.56, 1.40)	[–0.106, 0.224] (n = 422)	0.71	0.71 (0.39, 1.28)	[–0.088, 0.183] (n = 173)	0.57	0.57 (0.25, 1.34)
	[0.209, 20.731] (n = 1212)	1.00	1.00 (0.61, 1.65)	[0.224, 22.855] (n = 426)	0.56	0.56 (0.28, 1.13)	[0.183, 9.856] (n = 171)	2.01	2.01 (0.74, 5.45)
C14:0
	[–5.382, –0.811] (n = 1211)	Ref		[–4.442, –0.853] (n = 425)	Ref		[–4.360, –0.739] (n = 172)	Ref
	[–0.811, –0.175] (n = 1210)	0.88	0.88 (0.52, 1.51)	[–0.853, –0.262] (n = 424)	1.24	1.24 (0.64, 2.39)	[–0.739, –0.235] (n = 170)	1.03	1.03 (0.37, 2.85)
	[–0.175, 0.549] (n = 1209)	0.99	0.99 (0.46, 2.10)	[–0.262, 0.415] (n = 424)	1.24	1.24 (0.49, 3.13)	[–0.235, 0.517] (n = 171)	2.35	2.35 (0.58, 9.57)
	[0.549, 23.636] (n = 1210)	0.85	0.85 (0.31, 2.31)	[0.415, 7.308] (n = 424)	1.21	1.21 (0.35, 4.15)	[0.517, 5.731] (n = 172)	1.51	1.51 (0.29, 7.82)
C16:0
	[–22.230, –2.132] (n = 1210)	Ref		[–16.503, –2.206] (n = 425)	Ref		[–13.304, –1.8] (n = 171)	Ref
	[–2.132, 0.177] (n = 1210)	1.26	1.26 (0.75, 2.10)	[–2.206, 0.108] (n = 423)	0.67	0.67 (0.38, 1.18)	[–1.8, 0.13] (n = 171)	1.81	1.81 (0.68, 4.85)
	[0.177, 2.542] (n = 1210)	2.51	2.51 (1.31, 4.80)	[0.108, 2.27] (n = 425)	0.94	0.94 (0.41, 2.14)	[0.13, 2.235] (n = 171)	0.95	0.95 (0.28, 3.30)
	[2.542, 46.178] (n = 1210)	2.18	2.18 (0.94, 5.02)	[2.27, 18.574] (n = 424)	0.64	0.64 (0.24, 1.70)	[2.235, 17.061] (n = 172)	0.32	0.32 (0.07, 1.50)
C18:0
	[–10.703, –1.349] (n = 1210)	Ref		[–8.652, –1.343] (n = 424)	Ref		[–6.807, –1.021] (n = 172)	Ref
	[–1.349, –0.144] (n = 1209)	1.32	1.32 (0.87, 2.01)	[–1.343, –0.114] (n = 424)	2.17	2.17 (1.23, 3.83)	[–1.021, –0.049] (n = 170)	1.37	1.37 (0.60, 3.13)
	[–0.144, 1.063] (n = 1211)	1.01	1.01 (0.58, 1.74)	[–0.114, 1.098] (n = 424)	1.61	1.61 (0.79, 3.30)	[–0.049, 1.086] (n = 171)	1.16	1.16 (0.42, 3.20)
	[1.063, 17.257] (n = 1210)	0.86	0.86 (0.47, 1.59)	[1.098, 9.350] (n = 425)	1.59	1.59 (0.74, 3.41)	[1.086, 9.016] (n = 172)	1.87	1.87 (0.57, 6.18)

Multivariate logistic regression models adjusted for covariates (gender, race, marital, ratio of family income to poverty levels, BMI, education levels, smoking consumption status, alcohol consumption status, PA, protein, dietary fiber, total polyunsaturated fatty acids [total pfat]).