Table 4.

Adjusted Hazards Ratio for Hypertension in Men and Women of Rural China

MenWomen
PredictorsHazard Ratio (95% CI)PValueHazard Ratio (95% CI)PValue
CI=confidence interval.
Age1.11 (1.10–1.13)<.0011.13 (1.11–1.15)<.001
Education
    Not high school graduate1.00 (reference)1.00 (reference)
    High school graduate1.00 (0.88–1.13).9600.87 (0.73–1.03).103
Annual mean income
    Income 1, <¥1,000/y1.00 (reference)1.00 (reference)
    Income 2, ¥1,000 – ¥1,500/y1.03 (0.92–1.15).5840.99 (0.88–1.12).927
    Income 3, ¥1,500 – ¥2,000/y1.10 (1.00–1.22).0451.09 (0.98–1.22).118
    Income 4, >¥2,000/y1.11 (1.03–1.20).0071.06 (0.97–1.16).183
Physical activity
    High1.00 (reference)1.00 (reference)
    Moderate0.86 (0.80–0.92)<.0011.04 (0.95–1.15).408
    Low1.09 (0.99–1.21).0791.45 (1.30–1.61)<.001
Ethnicity
    Han1.00 (reference)1.00 (reference)
    Mongolian1.09 (1.01–1.18).0321.16 (1.06–1.26).001
Smoking
    Nonsmoker1.00 (reference)1.00 (reference)
    Current smoker1.00 (0.93–1.08).9760.95 (0.86–1.06).375
Alcohol drinking
    Nondrinker1.00 (reference)1.00 (reference)
    Current drinker1.14 (1.06–1.23)<.0011.12 (0.94–1.32).194
Body mass index, kg/m2
    <251.00 (reference)1.00 (reference)
    ≥251.28 (1.17–1.40)<.0011.45 (1.33–1.58)<.001
Family history of hypertension
    No1.00 (reference)1.00 (reference)
    Yes1.14 (1.03–1.27).0131.39 (1.22–1.58)<.001
Salt intake, g/d1.00 (1.00–1.01).0451.01 (1.00–1.01)<.001
Baseline blood pressure status
    Normotentive1.00 (reference)1.00 (reference)
    Prehypertensive1.18 (1.08–1.28)<.0011.25 (1.15–1.36)<.001