Table 4.
Relationship between blood gamma-tocopherol and alpha-tocopherol levels and BP in patients with diabetes (N=123).
| Variables | Systolic BP | Diastolic BP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B 95% CI | Sβ | P | B 95% CI | Sβ | P | |
| Gamma-tocopherol (umol/L) | ||||||
| Model 1 | 0.419 (-0.460-1.297) | 0.087 | 0.348 | 0.280 (-0.235-0.795) | 0.097 | 0.284 |
| Model 2 | 0.409 (-0.475-1.292) | 0.085 | 0.361 | 0.302 (-0.210-0.815) | 0.105 | 0.245 |
| Model 3 | 0.348 (-0.522-1.219) | 0.072 | 0.430 | 0.282 (-0.232-0.797) | 0.098 | 0.280 |
| Model 4 | 0.315 (-0.564-1.195) | 0.065 | 0.479 | 0.230 (-0.285-0.745) | 0.080 | 0.378 |
| Alpha-tocopherol (umol/L) | ||||||
| Model 1 | 0.161 (-0.065-0.386) | 0.129 | 0.161 | 0.030 (-0.104-0.163) | 0.040 | 0.662 |
| Model 2 | 0.164 (-0.062-0.390) | 0.132 | 0.154 | 0.024 (-0.109-0.157) | 0.032 | 0.772 |
| Model 3 | 0.100 (-0.130-0.331) | 0.081 | 0.391 | 0.001 (-0.136-0.138) | 0.001 | 0.989 |
| Model 4 | 0.092 (-0.140-0.325) | 0.074 | 0.433 | -0.012 (-0.149-0.124) | -0.017 | 0.858 |
Model 1: Adjusted for age and gender.
Model 2: Adjusted for age, gender and BMI.
Model3: Adjusted for age, gender, BMI, ever smoked cigarettes regularly and number of years drank that much.
Model 4:Adjusted for age, gender, BMI, ever smoked cigarettes regularly, number of years drank that much and regular exercise or activity for 20 minutes or more at least 3 times/week.