Racial/Ethnic Variability in Hypertension Prevalence and Risk Factors in National Health Interview Survey
Table 4
Unconditional multivariable logistic regression model of racial/ethnic disparities in hypertension prevalence in a large sample of community-based United States residents.
Variables
Prevalence odds ratio
99% Confidence interval
P
Race
Hispanics
1.00
Reference
Reference
Non-Hispanic Blacks
2.12
1.90–2.35
<0.0001
Non-Hispanic Whites
1.64
1.40–1.67
<0.0001
Family income
≤$20,000
1.00
Reference
Reference
>$20,000
0.74
0.70–0.79
<0.0001
Education
≤High school
1.00
Reference
Reference
Some college
0.78
0.73–0.84
<0.0001
≥Bachelor’s degree
0.71
0.65–0.77
<0.0001
Age
≤50 years
1.00
Reference
Reference
>50 years
5.99
5.57–6.45
<0.0001
Body mass index
Underweight
1.00
Reference
Reference
Normal weight
1.03
0.81–1.30
0.838
Overweight
1.59
1.25–2.02
<0.0001
Obese
3.18
2.50–4.05
<0.0001
Smoking
No
1.00
Reference
Reference
Yes
1.09
1.02–1.15
0.008
Alcohol
No
1.00
Reference
Reference
Yes
0.79
0.74–0.84
<0.0001
Physical activities
No
1.00
Reference
Reference
Yes
0.96
0.89–1.03
0.226
Marital status
Nonmarried
1.00
Reference
Reference
Married
.89
0.83–0.94
<0.0001
Notes: the significance level was <0.01 (1% type I error tolerance).