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Table 4 Hazard ratios for cardiovascular death per multiple category of hypertension *1 – cohort of Ilha do Governador, 1991 – 2009

From: Cardiovascular mortality among a cohort of hypertensive and normotensives in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil - 1991–2009

Hypertension status in 1991/92

HR*2

95 % CI*3

p-valor

Non-hypertensive

reference

-

-

Untreated *4

2.7

1.1 - 6.3

0.03

Controlled *4

2.1

0.4 – 11.5

0.39

Uncontrolled *4

6.1

2.7 - 13.7

<0.00

  1. *1Adjusted for the study design
  2. *2HR = hazard ratio
  3. *3CI = confidence interval
  4. *4Adjusted for sex, age, educational level, smoking, leisure-time physical activity and body mass index