Table 2 Adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals of the association of elevated blood pressure in childhood with cardiovascular risk in adults

From: The predictive value of repeated blood pressure measurements in childhood for cardiovascular risk in adults: the Hanzhong Adolescent Hypertension Study

Cardiovascular risk

Odds ratio

95% CI

P value

Adult hypertension

  Model 1a

2.033

1.58–2.62

<0.001

  Model 2b

2.025

1.56–2.63

<0.001

  Model 3c

2.010

1.53–2.65

<0.001

Adult AS

  Model 1a

1.706

1.35–2.15

<0.001

  Model 2b

1.730

1.36–2.21

<0.001

  Model 3c

1.690

1.32–2.16

<0.001

Adult LVH

  Model 1a

1.867

1.15–3.04

0.012

  Model 2b

1.849

1.13–3.02

0.014

  Model 3c

1.857

1.13–3.05

0.014

  1. AS arterial stiffness, LVH left ventricular hypertrophy
  2. aModel 1 was unadjusted
  3. bModel 2 was adjusted for age and sex and family history of hypertension
  4. cModel 3 adjusted for heart rate at baseline and weight at follow-up based on model 2
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