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

Table 4 Linear regression of anthropometric indices with blood pressure

Variable	Bivariate		Multivariate (adjusted; NC,WHR,BMI, sex)
Variable	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*

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

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