Table 5 Adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for young adult high blood pressure in multivariable analyses

From: Association of childhood anthropometric measurements and laboratory parameters with high blood pressure in young adults

 

Male

Female

Variable

n

Odds ratio

95% CI

p

n

Odds ratio

95% CI

p

Weight

819

1.49

1.23–1.80

<0.001

308

1.43

0.91–2.25

0.122

Systolic BP

819

1.26

1.07–1.48

0.006

309

1.45

0.91–2.29

0.119

WBC

816

1.01

0.87–1.29

0.889

307

1.15

0.74–1.79

0.397

Hematocrit

816

1.17

1.00–1.37

0.048

307

1.06

0.68–1.65

0.799

Platelet

816

1.05

0.90–1.22

0.523

307

0.88

0.55–1.41

0.601

Uric acid

816

0.94

0.80–1.11

0.452

307

1.40

0.90–2.18

0.132

Total cholesterol

815

1.05

0.90–1.26

0.484

307

0.83

0.48–1.43

0.496

HDL cholesterol

815

1.06

0.89–1.25

0.519

307

0.86

0.50–1.53

0.620

  1. Adjusted odds ratios were standardized to a 1-SD increase in continuous variables
  2. BP blood pressure, HDL high-density lipoprotein, WBC white blood cells
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