Table 6 Odds ratio and 95% confidence interval for hypertension- by dietary pattern with and without BMI: subjects representing the Taiwanese Health Study cohort, Taiwan (n = 500)

Non-vegetarian

0·00

0·00

Partial vegetarian

0·92

0·50, 1·70

0·79

1·22

0·64, 2·33

0·55

Lacto-ovo vegetarian

0·57

0·36, 0·92

0·02

0·86

0·51, 1·45

0·57

Vegan

0·37

0·19, 0·74

0·005

0·53

0·25, 1·11

0·09

Gender

0·97

0·63, 1·50

0·90

0·99

0·63, 1·55

0·97

Age

1·07

1·05, 1·09

 < 0·0001

1·08

1·06, 1·10

 < 0·0001

Exercise

0·99

0·96, 1·02

0·50

1.00

0·96, 1·03

0·89

BMI (kg/m²)

 ≤ 24·9

0·00

25·0–29·9

1·53

0·92, 2·53

0·09

 ≥ 30·0

4·64

2·66, 8.11

 < 0·0001