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Table 2 Effect of five-year change in health behaviour on initiation of antihypertensive medications a

From: The relationship between changes in health behaviour and initiation of lipid-lowering and antihypertensive medications in individuals at high risk of ischaemic heart disease

 

N

Initiation of medication

Initiation of medication

Initiation of medication

  

Model 1 OR (95% CI)

Model 2 OR (95% CI)

Model 3 OR (95% CI)

Physical activity

    

Unchanged/decrease

280

1

1

1

Increase

87

1.00 (0.54-1.84)

1.03 (0.55-1.93)

1.09 (0.55-2.15)

Dietary habits

    

Unchanged/more unhealthy

189

1

1

1

Healthier

219

1.59 (1.03-1.44)

1.64 (1.03-2.60)

1.58 (0.96-2.59)

  1. Model 1: Age, sex, baseline values for physical activity/dietary habits.
  2. Model 2: +Education, health behaviour (smoking status, alcohol, diet/physical activity).
  3. Model 3: +Risk score, blood pressure level, BMI.
  4. a: Participants who report use of antihypertensives (baseline, n = 128) were excluded.