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Table 6 Odds ratios for hypertension in their senior year according to hypertension in their freshman year, body types in their freshman and senior year, and schools by logistic regression analyses––all subjects

From: Association of hypertension with changes in the body mass index of university students

  

Male

Female

ORs

95% CIs

ORs

95% CIs

Hypertension in freshman year

Normotensive

1.00

 

1.00

 

Hypertensive

3.29***

2.57–4.20

2.29

0.30–17.39

Body type in freshman year

Underweight

0.61*

0.40–0.95

0.66

0.16–2.79

Normal weight

1.00

 

1.00

0.23–6.98

Overweight

2.24***

1.74–2.87

4.06**

1.83–9.01

Obese

6.08***

3.85–9.58

4.56

0.58–36.15

Body type in senior year

Underweight

0.52*

0.31–0.87

0.81

0.24–2.68

Normal weight

1.00

 

1.00

 

Overweight

2.37***

1.88–2.98

4.60***

2.12–9.96

Obese

9.13***

5.77–14.45

22.59***

5.69–89.67

Schools

SS&SCCS

1.00

 

1.00

 

SHSS

0.93

0.78–1.10

1.24

0.68–2.28

  1. Logistic regression analyses: ***P < 0.001, **P < 0.01, *P < 0.05