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Table 4 Subgroup analysis of the effect of childhood hypertension on BMI

From: Hypertension in non-obese children and BMI in adulthood: the Bogalusa heart study

Subgroups*

BMI, kg/m2

(95% CI)

P Value

P Value for Interaction

Sex

  

0.9791

 Male

2.61 (-0.30, 5.52)

0.0792

 

 Female

3.71 (1.53, 5.88)

0.0009

 

Race

  

0.3718

 White

3.47 (0.92, 6.02)

0.0078

 

 Black

3.82 (1.40, 6.23)

0.0020

 

FBG, mg/mL

  

0.3007

 < 126

3.32 (1.50, 5.15)

0.0004

 

 ≥ 126

0.97 (-4.42, 6.36)

0.7237

 

Insulin, µU/mL

  

0.1930

 < 20

2.45 (0.49, 4.41)

0.0143

 

 ≥ 20

11.78 (7.96, 15.60)

< 0.0001

 

SBP, mmHg

  

0.6233

 < 120

3.37 (0.88, 5.87)

0.0081

 

 ≥ 120

4.54 (2.05, 7.03)

0.0004

 

DBP, mmHg

  

0.8735

 < 80

2.94 (0.59, 5.29)

0.0145

 

 ≥ 80

4.16 (1.51, 6.82)

0.0022

 

LDL-C, mg/dL

  

0.0245

 < 130

0.73 (-1.60, 3.06)

0.5372

 

 ≥ 130

4.80 (-6.04, 15.63)

0.3858

 

TC, mg/dL

  

0.7407

 < 200

2.91 (0.72, 5.10)

0.0092

 

 ≥ 200

2.39 (-0.52, 5.29)

0.1074

 

Smoking status

  

0.3303

 Yes

1.52 (-1.23, 4.27)

0.2799

 

 No

4.40 (1.92, 6.89)

0.0005

 

Drinking status

  

0.0504

 Yes

4.36 (1.50, 7.22)

0.0029

 

 No

1.36 (-0.88, 3.59)

0.2339

 
  1. *All factors (age, race, sex, pulse rate, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, total cholesterol levels, triglyceride levels, blood pressure, FBG levels, insulin levels, history of heart disease, asthma, liver disease, medication for hypertension, smoking, alcohol consumption) were adjusted for in each stratification in addition to stratification factors.