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Table 4 Linear regression of anthropometric indices with blood pressure

From: Prevalence of hypertension in relation to anthropometric indices among secondary adolescents in Mbarara, Southwestern Uganda

Variable Bivariate Multivariate (adjusted; NC,WHR,BMI, sex)
Beta [CI] p-value aBeta [CI] p-value
SBP
 BMI (kgm−2) 0.31 [0.07;0.54] 0.011* −0.15[−0.38;0.07] 0.184
 WHR −16.3[−25.7;-7.0] 0.001* −3.65[−13.1;5.83] 0.450
 NC (cm) 0.61 [0.54;0.68] < 0.001* 2.23 [1.93;2.54] < 0.001*
DBP
 BMI (kgm−2) 0.12[−0.09;0.33] 0.265 −0.10[− 0.32;0.12] 0.373
 WHR −15.4[−23.8; −7.0] < 0.001* −11.7[− 21.1;-2.32] 0.015*
 NC (cm) 1.25 [0.96;1.54] < 0.001* 1.25 [0.95;1.56] < 0.001*
  1. BMI Body mass index, NC Neck circumference, WHR Waist hip ratio, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, CI Confidence interval, aBeta adjusted beta coefficient; *; significant