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Table 2 Association between handgrip strength and hypertension stratified by gender

From: Handgrip strength is positively related to blood pressure and hypertension risk: results from the National Health and nutrition examination survey

 

Men (N = 1587)

Women (N = 1960)

β

S.E.

OR (95% CI)

P

β

S.E.

OR (95% CI)

P

Model

Model 1: unadjusted

− 0.083

0.058

0.921 (0.822, 1.032)

0.154

−0.098

0.071

0.907 (0.789, 1.043)

0.169

Model 2: adjusted for age and BMI

0.206

0.087

1.229 (1.036, 1.458)

0.018

0.007

0.117

1.007 (0.800, 1.268)

0.950

Model 3: as Model 2 and smoking and drinking

0.216

0.091

1.241 (1.038, 1.484)

0.018

−0.009

0.122

0.991 (0.781, 1.257)

0.939

  1. BMI body mass index. Handgrip was transformed into age and sex specific SD scores (z-score)
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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