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Table 2 Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for hypertension in relation to status of HTLV-1 infection

From: Possible mechanisms underlying the association between human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and hypertension in elderly Japanese population

 

HTLV-1 infection

p

(−)

(+)

Total subjects

 No. of participants

2409

580

 

 No. of cases (%)

1602 (66.5)

368 (63.4)

 

 Model 1

1.00

0.79 (0.65, 0.96)

0.020

 Model 2

1.00

0.75 (0.62, 0.92)

0.006

  1. Model 1 adjusted only for sex and age, Model 2 adjusted further for sex and age, body mass index, triglycerides, HDL-cholesterol, HbA1C, white blood cell, and γ-GTP