Table 2 Cox model for cardiovascular events, including kidney or cardiovascular mortality, hypertensive vs. non-hypertensive subjects

Hypertension in each age group ^a

 18 to 44 years

4.358

3.799- 4.999

 < 0.001

 45 to 54 years

2.445

2.275–2.628

 < 0.001

 55 to 64 years

1.962

1.870–2.060

 < 0.001

 65 to 74 years

1.919

1.836–2.005

 < 0.001

 75 to 84 years

1.718

1.629–1.812

 < 0.001

 85 and older

1.856

1.644–2.096

 < 0.001

Female vs. male

0.866

0.844–0.889

 < 0.001

Diabetes mellitus

1.494

1.443–1.547

 < 0.001

Baseline smoking

1.311

1.274–1.349

 < 0.001

Socioeconomic group

 < 0.001

 2nd vs. 1st quintile

1.072

0.997–1.153

0.061

 3rd vs. 1st quintile

1.169

1.083- 1.263

 < 0.001

 4th vs. 1st quintile

1.178

1.101–1.261

 < 0.001

 5th vs. 1st quintile

1.224

1.128–1.328

 < 0.001

Characteristics of the model

Akaike Information Criteria (AIC): 739,153.3

Bayes Information Criteria (BIC): 739,332.7