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Table. 2.

Odds ratios (OR) of the family history for hypertension in the population (n = 2,484)

Subjects FHH Normal Hypertension*
Model 1 Model 2
N (%) N (%) OR (95% CI) P-value OR (95% CI) P-value
All Healthy (n = 2,484) No 1,627 (78.4) 273 (66.9) 1.00 (reference) <0.001 1.00 (reference) <0.001
Yes 449 (21.6) 135 (33.1) 2.30 (1.80~2.95) 2.36 (1.83~3.05)
Men (n = 1,608) No 1,062 (80.9) 201 (68.1) 1.00 (reference) <0.001 1.00 (reference) <0.001
Yes 251 (19.1) 94 (31.9) 2.39 (1.78~3.22) 2.37 (1.75~3.20)
Women (n = 876) No 565 (74.1) 72 (63.7) 1.00 (reference) 0.001 1.00 (reference) <0.001
Yes 198 (26.0) 41 (36.3) 2.13 (1.36~3.34) 2.36 (1.49~3.76)

Model 1: Adjusted for age and sex, Model 2: Adjusted for age, sex, HDL cholesterol, and body mass index

*Hypertension was defined as systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg, or medication

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; FHH, family history of hypertension

Biomed Sci Letters 2022;28:284-9 https://doi.org/10.15616/BSL.2022.28.4.284
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