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Table 3 Association (odds ratio (95% CI)) between early life famine exposure and self-reported hypertension

From: Increase in the prevalence of hypertension among adults exposed to the Great Chinese Famine during early life

 

Childhood exposure

Fetal and infant exposure

None exposure

Fetal and infant exposure vs childhood exposure and none exposure combined

Both genders

 Model 1

1.18 (0.78-1.79)

1.68 (1.09-2.58)*

1.00

1.54 (1.07-2.24)*

 Model 2

1.14 (0.75-1.74)

1.67 (1.07-2.61)*

1.00

1.60 (1.09-2.34)*

 Model 3

1.24 (0.80-1.91)

1.79 (1.13-2.84)*

1.00

1.62 (1.09-2.39)*

Men

 Model 1

1.22 (0.75-1.96)

1.50 (0.89-2.51)

1.00

1.36 (0.86-2.12)

 Model 2

1.17 (0.72-1.91)

1.49 (0.87-2.54)

1.00

1.37 (0.86-2.17)

 Model 3

1.33 (0.80-2.22)

1.67 (0.95-2.92)

1.00

1.43 (0.88-2.31)

Women

 Model 1

1.06 (0.45-2.50)

2.30 (1.02-5.17)*

1.00

2.23 (1.12-4.44)*

 Model 2

1.06 (0.45-2.55)

2.37 (1.03-5.46)*

1.00

2.30 (1.12-4.69)*

 Model 3

1.08 (0.45-2.59)

2.34 (1.01-5.42)

1.00

2.26 (1.10-4.64)*

  1. Abbreviation: CI confidence intervals, OR odds ratio
  2. Definition: *P < 0.05
  3. Model 1 unadjusted
  4. Model 2 adjusted for gender, education, smoking, alcohol drinking, physical activity, sleep status. Breast feeding and diabetes
  5. Model 3 further adjusted for BMI
  6. In gender combined analysis, gender was also adjusted in model 1 and model 2