Risk of incident hypertension, univariate and multivariate relative risk (RR) regression analysis (n=3199)
| Variables | RR (univariable) | RR (multivariable) |
| Age group | ||
| <44 | Ref | Ref |
| 45–59 | 2.33 (1.69 to 3.21, p<0.001) | 1.81 (1.22 to 2.67, p=0.003) |
| 60+ | 2.95 (1.95 to 4.48, p<0.001) | 1.98 (1.19 to 3.3, p=0.008) |
| Gender | ||
| Men | 1.57 (1.17 to 2.10, p=0.003) | 1.4 (0.91 to 2.17, p=0.126) |
| Women | Ref | |
| Education | ||
| Literate | – | – |
| Illiterate | 1.94 (1.44 to 2.6, p<0.001) | 1.9 (1.35 to 2.69, p<0.001) |
| Wealth tertiles | ||
| T1 | 1.78 (1.21 to 2.62, p=0.003) | 1.85 (1.17 to 2.91, p=0.008) |
| T2 | 1.56 (1.06 to 2.29, p=0.003) | 1.83 (1.18 to 2.83, p=0.007) |
| T3 | Ref | |
| Tobacco | ||
| Non-user | Ref | Ref |
| User | 1.63 (1.21 to 2.19, p=0.001) | 1.23 (0.84 to 1.81, p=0.293) |
| Alcohol | ||
| Non-user | Ref | Ref |
| User | 1.64 (1.18 to 2.29, p=0.003) | 1.17 (0.73 to 1.88, p=0.51) |
| Leisure time physical activity | ||
| Non-sedentary | Ref | |
| Sedentary | 1.09 (0.75 to 1.57, p=0.655) | – |
| BMI classification | ||
| ≤18.50 | Ref | Ref |
| 18.51–25.00 | 1.53 (0.8 to 2.94, p=0.201) | 1.42 (0.74 to 2.74, p=0.291) |
| 25.01–30.00 | 1.79 (0.9 to 3.55, p=0.095) | 1.86 (0.92 to 3.76, p=0.082) |
| 30.01+ | 2.48 (1.15 to 5.35, p=0.021) | 2.1 (0.91 to 4.86, p=0.082) |
| Abdominal obesity | ||
| Non-obese | Ref | – |
| Obese | 1.25 (0.93 to 1.69, p=0.134) | – |
| BP status (2017–2018) | ||
| Normal | Ref | Ref |
| Elevated | 2.91 (2.12 to 3.98, p<0.001) | 2.72 (1.83 to 4.03, p<0.001) |
| Dysglycaemia (2017–2018) | ||
| Absent | Ref | – |
| Present | 1.0 (0.64 to 1.56, p=1.00) | – |
BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure.