Is waist-to-height ratio the best predictive indicator of hypertension incidence? A cohort study

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Table 3 Adjusted relative risk (RR) and 95% confidence interval for the risk of developing hypertension according to the anthropometric measurement categories obtained at baseline (2002) by gender

Variables	Overall (n = 471)		Men (n = 152)		Women (n = 319)
Variables	Number	RR (95% CI)^a	Number	RR (95% CI)^b	Number	RR (95% CI)^b
BMI
Normal weight	283	1.00	79	1.00	204	1.00
Overweight	150	1.29 (0.96–1.74)	61	1.05 (0.63–1.74)	89	1.44 (0.98–2.11)
Obese	38	1.40 (0.90–2.18)	12	0.91 (0.37–2.26)	26	1.82 (1.07–3.09)*
WC
Appropriate	262	1.00	120	1.00	142	1.00
Increased	209	1.46 (1.08–1.98)*	32	0.87 (0.49–1.55)	177	1.71 (1.15–2.54)*
WHtR
Appropriate	187	1.00	68	1.00	119	1.00
Increased	284	1.80 (1.33–2.44)*	84	1.29 (0.78–2.15)	200	1.66 (1.08–2.56)*

CI Confidence interval, BMI Body mass index, WC Waist circumference, WHtR Waist-to-height ratio
^aEstimated using Poisson regression model adjusted for gender, age, education, marital status, income, physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption and food consumption
^bEstimated using Poisson regression model adjusted for age, education, marital status, income, physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption and food consumption
*p < 0.05
Firminópolis, Brazil (2002–2015)

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