Table 2 Association of hypertension status with all-cause and CVD-specific mortality.

From: Uncontrolled hypertension increases risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in US adults: the NHANES III Linked Mortality Study

Hypertension status

n/ N*

All-causes

CVD

Heart disease

Cerebrovascular diseases

HR (95%CI)

p value

n/N*

HR (95%CI)

p value

n/N*

HR (95%CI)

p value

n/N*

HR (95%CI)

p value

Normal

1561/10300

1.00 (Reference)

 

357/10300

1.00 (Reference)

 

286/10300

1.00 (Reference)

 

71/10300

1.00 (Reference)

 

Treated & controlled

335/743

1.16 (0.95–1.42)

0.151

91/743

1.12 (0.76–1.63)

0.565

71/743

1.09 (0.71–1.67)

0.693

20/743

1.24 (0.55–2.81)

0.593

Treated & uncontrolled

635/989

1.62 (1.35–1.95)

<0.001

240/989

2.23 (1.66–2.99)

<0.001

169/989

2.19 (1.57–3.05)

<0.001

71/989

3.01 (1.91–4.73)

<0.001

Untreated

1019/1915

1.40 (1.21–1.62)

<0.001

339/1915

1.77 (1.34–2.35)

<0.001

245/1915

1.69 (1.23–2.32)

0.002

94/1915

2.53 (1.52–4.23)

0.001

  1. *No of events/ No of participants.
  2. CVD, Cardiovascular Disease; HR, Hazards Ratio; CI, Confidence Interval.
  3. All Cox proportional hazards models adjusted for sex, age, race/ethnicity, education level, smoking, alcohol intake, BMI, TC, cholesterol-lowering medication use and diagnosed diabetes.
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