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Table 4 OR (95% CI) of hypertension by blood lead quartiles (μg/dL)

From: Association between blood lead and blood pressure: a population-based study in Brazilian adults

 

Model 1

Model 2

Blood lead (μg/dL)

 Quartile 1 (≤1.32)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

 Quartile 2 (1.32–1.93)

0.22 (0.02–2.97)

0.11 (0.01–1.59)

 Quartile 3 (1.93–2.76)

0.58 (0.42–8.22)

0.40 (0.02–6.87)

 Quartile 4 (>2.76)

2.28 (1.12–4.66)

2.54 (1.17–5.53)

 p-Trend

<0.001

0.003

90th – 10th percentile

2.62 (1.40–4.91)

2.77 (1.41–5.46)

  1. Model 1 was adjusted for sex (male, female), age (40–49, 50–59, ≥60), race (white, no white), education (0–3, 4–7, 8–11 and 12 or more years of study), income (classes A/B, C, D/E; according to Associação Brasileira de Empresas de Pesquisa, 2012) and antihypertensive medication (yes, no)
  2. Model 2 was further adjusted for continuous total cholesterol (<200 μg/dL, ≥200 μg/dL), triglycerides (<150 μg/dL, ≥150 μg/dL), glycemia (<100 μg/dL, ≥100 μg/dL), smoking status (never, current and former), alcohol intake (yes, no) and body mass index, continuous (kg/m2)
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