Table 3.

Associations Between Hypertension and Study Subject Characteristics

CharacteristicOR (95% CI)*
Age (per 1-year increase)1.04 (1.04 to 1.05)
Body mass index (per kg/m2 increase)1.13 (1.12 to 1.15)
Male1.96 (1.61 to 2.39)
Race/ethnicity
    White1.00 (reference)
    Black1.52 (1.31 to 1.75)
    Hispanic0.87 (0.75 to 1.00)
    Other0.99 (0.85 to 1.14)
Senior rank1.23 (1.09 to 1.39)
  • * Odds ratio (OR) (95% CI) simultaneously adjusted for all characteristics.