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Table 3 Risk of hypertension as a function of hyperuricemia.

From: Evolutionary context for the association of γ-globin, serum uric acid, and hypertension in African Americans

Sample

Sample Size

Odds Ratio (95 %

Confidence Interval)

P

HUFS

1,006

2.90 (2.04, 4.13)

3.09 × 10−9

NHANES Mexican American

2,743

1.78 (1.32, 2.39)

1.37 × 10−4

NHANES non-Hispanic White

6,674

1.87 (1.61, 2.18)

5.51 × 10−16

NHANES non-Hispanic Black

2,761

2.30 (1.81, 2.92)

8.46 × 10−12

  1. Hypertension was defined as being diagnosed by a doctor as having high blood pressure or hypertension, taking anti-hypertensive medication, systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mm Hg, or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mm Hg. The risk of hypertension as a function of hyperuricemia was assessed using logistic regression, adjusted for age, sex, and body mass index (and individual admixture proportion in the HUFS).
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BMC Medical Genetics

ISSN: 1471-2350

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