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Table 3 Age-adjusted prevalence and 95% confidence intervals of hypertension in blacks and whites, Cienfuegos 2011

From: Blacks and whites in Cuba have equal prevalence of hypertension: confirmation from a new population survey

Group

N

Prevalence (95% CI)1

POR2(95% CI)

POR3(95% CI)

POR4(95% CI)

Total

1496

31.0 (28.8, 33.3)

   

 Men

616

34.1 (30.5, 37.9)

1.3 (1.1,1.6)

1.5 (1.1, 1.9)

2.1 (1.6, 3.0)

 Women

880

27.9 (25.0, 30.6)

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Blacks

419

31.0 (26.7, 35.7)

1.0 (0.8,1.3)

1.2 (0.9, 1.6)

1.2 (0.9, 1.6)

 Whites

1077

31.0 (28.4, 33.8)

1.0

1.0

1.0

Men

     

 Blacks

160

30.9 (24.1, 38.7)

0.8 (0.5,1.2)

0.9 (0.6, 1.5)

0.9 (0.6, 1.5)

 Whites

454

35.3 (31.0, 39.8)

1.0

1.0

1.0

Women

     

 Blacks

259

31.0 (25.8, 36.7)

1.2 (0.9,1.7)

1.5 (1.1, 2.3)

1.7 (1.1, 2.5)

 Whites

621

26.6 (23.6, 29.9)

1.0

1.0

1.0

  1. 1 SBP ≥ 140 mmHg or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg or currently taking antihypertensive medication.
  2. 2 Crude Prevalence Odds Ratio.
  3. 3 Age-Adjusted Prevalence Odds Ratio.
  4. 4 Prevalence Odds Ratio adjusted for age, education, BMI, waist circumference, alcohol intake, and exercise.