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Table 4 Analyses for repeated high diastolic blood pressure according to maternal and child characteristics

From: Repeated high blood pressure at 6 and 11 years at the Pelotas 2004 birth cohort study

Characteristics

Repeated High Diastolic Blood Pressure

Crude OR

(95% CI)

P*

Adjusted OR

(95% CI)

P*

Sex

  

0.017

  

0.047

 Male

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Female

1.76

(1.10–2.84)

 

1.67

(1.01–2.76)

 

Skin color

  

0.249

  

0.182

 White

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Non-white

1.33

(0.83–2.13)

 

1.43

(0.84–2.43)

 

Gestational diabetes

  

0.723

  

0.928

 No

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

1.24

(0.39–4.02)

 

1.06

(0.31–3.57)

 

Hypertension in pregnancy

  

0.387

  

0.520

 No

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

1.26

(0.75–2.10)

 

1.22

(0.67–2.22)

 

Maternal age at childbirth

  

0.078

  

0.114

 ≤ 20

1.00

 

1.00

 

 21–25

1.89

(0.88–4.06)

 

2.42

(1.04–5.66)

 

 26–30

2.59

(1.22–5.47)

 

2.76

(1.18–6.48)

 

 > 30

1.83

(0.85–3.90)

 

1.98

(0.83–4.70)

 

Family history hypertension

 

0.040

  

0.018

 None

1.00

 

1.00

 

 From mother

0.76

(0.32–1.80)

 

0.69

(0.29–1.65)

 

 From father

1.15

(0.54–2.46)

 

1.12

(0.52–2.41)

 

 From both

4.28

(1.76–10.39)

 

3.95

(1.59–9.85)

 

Household income (quintiles)

  

0.051

  

0.062

 1 (poorest)

1.30

(0.68–2.47)

 

1.37

(0.67–2.83)

 

 2

0.60

(0.28–1.28)

 

0.60

(0.25–1.40)

 

 3

0.44

(0.19–1.03)

 

0.41

(0.17–1.02)

 

 4

0.82

(0.41–1.64)

 

0.79

(0.39–1.61)

 

 5 (wealthiest)

1.00

 

1.00

 

Smoking during pregnancy

  

0.103

  

0.089

 No

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

0.63

(0.35–1.13)

 

0.56

(0.28–1.09)

 

Birth weight

  

0.070

  

0.836

 ≥ 2500 g

1.00

 

1.00

 

 < 2500 g

1.91

(1.00–3.67)

 

1.11

(0.40–3.09)

 

Weight-for-gestational age

  

0.753

  

0.783

 Small

0.88

(0.42–1.86)

 

0.90

(0.36–2.24)

 

 Adequate

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Large

1.30

(0.59–2.89)

 

1.32

(0.57–3.02)

 

Gestational age (weeks)

  

0.025

  

0.020

 < 34

4.15

(1.73–9.95)

 

4.08

(1.52–10.96)

 

 34–36

1.19

(0.58–2.42)

 

1.00

(0.45–2.23)

 

 ≥ 37

1.00

 

1.00

 

Physical activity at 11 years of age

  

0.790

  

0.695

 Active

1.00

  

1.00

 

 Inactive

1.07

(0.64–1.80)

 

1.12

(0.63–1.99)

 

Sodium intake (mg) (quintiles)

  

0.764

  

0.523

 1 (lowest)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 2

1.42

(0.70–2.91)

 

1.68

(0.79–3.56)

 

 3

1.20

(0.57–2.52)

 

1.07

(0.48–2.39)

 

 4

0.91

(0.41–2.00)

 

0.92

(0.39–2.20)

 

 5 (highest)

1.05

(0.49–2.26)

 

1.15

(0.50–2.68)

 

Weekly consumption of package chips

0.779

  

0.454

 None

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Up to 1 package

0.89

(0.39–2.02)

 

0.77

(0.33–1.82)

 

 2 packages

1.19

(0.50–2.83)

 

1.22

(0.49–3.05)

 

 ≥ 3 packages

1.05

(0.41–2.65)

 

1.27

(0.44–3.67)

 

BMI-for-age (11 years old – z score)

  

0.978

  

0.946

 Normal

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Overweight

0.95

(0.53–1.69)

 

1.02

(0.55–1.88)

 

 Obesity

0.96

(0.54–1.72)

 

0.91

(0.47–1.75)

 
  1. * P-values were calculated by Wald Test to heterogeneity
  2. HBP High Blood Pressure