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Table 2 Association of socioeconomic status with incident hypertension

From: Gender differences in the association between socioeconomic status and hypertension incidence: the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES)

 

Education attainment

Monthly household income (×104 KRW)

 

High (≥10 years)

Medium (7–9 years)

Low (0–6 years)

High (≥200)

Medium (100–199)

Low (<100)

 

HR

HR (95 % CI)

HR (95 % CI)

HR

HR (95 % CI)

HR (95 % CI)

Men

      

 Model 1

1.00

1.15 (0.92–1.43)

1.08 (0.84–1.38)

1.00

0.76 (0.61–0.96)

1.11 (0.87–1.42)

 Model 2

1.00

1.14 (0.92–1.42)

1.16 (0.91–1.49)

1.00

0.77 (0.61–0.97)

1.17 (0.92–1.50)

 Model 3

1.00

1.12 (0.90–1.39)

1.15 (0.90–1.47)

1.00

0.77 (0.61–0.96)

1.13 (0.89–1.44)

Women

      

 Model 1

1.00

1.54 (1.16–2.06)

1.80 (1.36–2.38)

1.00

1.10 (0.83–1.45)

1.63 (1.25–2.12)

 Model 2

1.00

1.52 (1.14–2.03)

1.75 (1.32–2.31)

1.00

1.12 (0.85–1.47)

1.62 (1.25–2.11)

 Model 3

1.00

1.49 (1.12–1.99)

1.67 (1.26–2.21)

1.00

1.08 (0.82–1.43)

1.53 (1.17–1.99)

  1. Abbreviation: HR hazard ratio; KRW South Korea won; Model 1 included age, smoking status, alcohol consumption, blood pressure level, and family history of hypertension for adjustment. Model 2 included the covariate in model 1 and body mass index (BMI). Model 3 included the covariate in model 1 and waist circumference (WC)