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Table 4 Probability, by multivariable logistic regression, of subjects with objective hypertension or hypercholesterolaemia self-reporting ‘yes’ (sensitivity)

From: Comparing self-reported and measured hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia at standard and more stringent diagnostic thresholds: the cross-sectional 2010–2015 Busselton Healthy Ageing study

Variable

Hypertension

Hypercholesterolaemia

≥140, ≥90, med.a)

≥150, ≥95, med.

≥160, ≥100, med.

≥5.5, ≥3.5, med.b)

≥6.2, ≥4.1, med.

≥6.5, ≥4.9, med.

Age (linear)

1.04 (1.02, 1.06)**

1.02 (0.99, 1.04)

1.02 (0.99, 1.05)

1.05 (1.04, 1.06)**

1.04 (1.02, 1.05)**

1.03 (1.01, 1.05)**

Sex

      

 Male

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Female

1.01 (0.84, 1.21)

0.95 (0.75, 1.20)

0.94 (0.69, 1.27)

0.88 (0.76, 1.01)

0.85 (0.71, 1.02)

0.75 (0.60, 0.93)**

BMI (linear)

1.03 (1.01, 1.05)**

1.03 (1.01, 1.06)**

1.06 (1.03, 1.10)**

1.01 (0.99, 1.02)

 

1.01 (0.99, 1.04)

Self-rated health

      

 Poor or fair

2.03 (1.32, 3.11)**

1.29 (0.73, 2.27)

1.41 (0.67, 2.95)

2.17 (1.54, 3.04)**

1.96 (1.31, 2.93)**

1.75 (1.09, 2.80)*

 Good

1.53 (1.08, 2.16)*

0.99 (0.62 1.59)

0.90 (0.49, 1.67)

1.95 (1.52, 2.52)**

2.02 (1.49, 2.73)**

1.84 (1.28, 2.64)**

 Very good

1.32 (0.93, 1.87)

1.00 (0.62, 1.61)

1.15 (0.61, 2.17)

1.36 (1.06, 1.76)*

1.38 (1.02, 1.86)*

1.42 (0.99, 2.04)

 Excellent

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

History of CVD

      

 No

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Yes

1.00 (0.71, 1.39)

0.62 (0.43, 0.89)**

0.37 (0.25, 0.56)**

2.15 (1.56, 2.96)**

1.53 (1.08, 2.17)*

1.14 (0.78, 1.65)

Diabetes mellitus

      

 No

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Yes

1.58 (1.15, 2.18)**

1.39 (0.94, 2.06)

0.85 (0.55, 1.31)

3.76 (2.75, 5.13)**

3.06 (2.11, 4.42)**

2.67 (1.76, 4.05)**

Family history HTN

      

 No or don’t know

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Yes

2.30 (1.90, 2.77)**

2.48 (1.96, 3.15)**

2.63 (1.95, 3.55)**

1.40 (1.21, 1.62)**

1.39 (1.16, 1.66)**

1.39 (1.12, 1.72)**

  1. Data are presented as odds ratio (95% confidence interval). Significant differences are indicated as *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01
  2. a)≥140, ≥90, med., systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg and/or anti-hypertensive medication use; b)≥5.5, ≥3.5, med., total cholesterol ≥5.5 mmol/L and/or low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ≥3.5 mmol/L and/or lipid-lowering medication use
  3. BMI body mass index, CVD cardiovascular disease, HTN hypertension