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Table 5 Analyses for repeated high systolic and 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 Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure

Crude OR

(95% CI)

P *

Adjusted OR

(95% CI)

P *

Sex

  

0.440

  

0.790

 Male

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Female

0.78

(0.42–1.47)

 

0.91

(0.45–1.84)

 

Skin color

  

0.201

  

0.180

 White

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Non-white

1.52

(0.81–2.85)

 

1.54

(0.82–2.91)

 

Gestational diabetes

  

0.197

  

0.198

 No

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

2.41

(0.73–7.96)

 

2.20

(0.66–7.31)

 

HBP in pregnancy

  

0.613

  

0.686

 No

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

1.20

(0.60–2.42)

 

1.16

(0.56–2.39)

 

Mothers’ age at childbirth

  

0.177

  

0.159

 ≤ 20

1.00

 

1.00

 

 21–25

1.25

(0.43–3.61)

 

1.28

(0.44–3.73)

 

 26–30

2.60

(0.99–6.81)

 

2.71

(1.03–7.13)

 

 > 30

1.73

(0.65–4.63)

 

1.79

(0.67–4.83)

 

Family history hypertension

 

0.748

  

0.703

 None

1.00

 

1.00

 

 From mother

0.94

(0.32–2.71)

 

0.83

(0.27–2.61)

 

 From father

1.05

(0.36–3.05)

 

1.01

(0.34–3.01)

 

 From both

2.49

(0.58–10.73)

 

2.36

(0.49–11.35)

 

Household income (quintiles)

  

0.252

  

0.352

 1 (poorest)

0.61

(0.25–1.47)

 

0.63

(0.24–1.63)

 

 2

0.50

(0.20–1.25)

 

0.50

(019–1.32)

 

 3

0.51

(0.20–1.28)

 

0.56

(0.21–1.46)

 

 4

0.33

(0.12–0.94)

 

0.36

(0.13–1.03)

 

 5 (wealthiest)

1.00

 

1.00

  

Smoking during pregnancy

  

0.935

  

0.939

 No

1.00

 

1.00

  

 Yes

1.03

(0.51–2.07)

 

1.03

(0.44–2.41)

 

Birth weight

  

0.741

  

0.319

 ≥ 2500 g

1.00

 

1.00

 

 < 2500 g

1.20

(0.42–3.39)

 

0.51

(0.13–1.92)

 

Weight-for-gestational age

  

0.346

  

0.355

 Small

1.75

(0.80–3.85)

 

1.67

(0.76–3.69)

 

 Adequate

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Large

0.73

(0.17–3.05)

 

0.68

(0.16–2.89)

 

Gestational age (weeks)

  

0.259

  

0.186

 < 34

1.24

(0.17–9.19)

 

1.28

(0.17–9.56)

 

 34–36

2.02

(0.92–4.44)

 

2.09

(0.95–4.62)

 

 ≥ 37

1.00

 

1.00

 

Physical activity at 11 years of age

  

0.773

  

0.380

 Active

1.00

 

1.00

 

 No Active

1.11

(0.54–2.30)

 

1.40

(0.66–2.96)

 

Sodium intake (mg) (quintiles)

  

0.713

  

0.842

 1 (lowest)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 2

0.97

(0.38–2.45)

 

1.15

(0.45–2.96)

 

 3

1.08

(0.44–2.68)

 

1.12

(0.43–2.93)

 

 4

0.54

(0.18–1.63)

 

0.58

(017–1.98)

 

 5 (highest)

0.76

(0.28–2.05)

 

0.95

(0.30–3.01)

 

Weekly consumption of chips

  

0.271

  

0.249

 None

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Up to 1 package

0.56

(0.24–1.33)

 

0.57

(0.24–1.38)

 

 2 packages

0.33

(0.11–1.00)

 

0.32

(0.11–0.99)

 

 ≥ 3 packages

0.48

(0.16–1.43)

 

0.47

(0.15–1.44)

 

BMI-for-age (11 years old – Z score)

  

0.567

  

0.838

 Normal

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Overweight

1.31

(0.61–2.84)

 

1.15

(0.48–2.77)

 

 Obesity

1.47

(0.70–3.10)

 

1.29

(0.55–3.06)

 
  1. *P-values were calculated by Wald Test to heterogeneity