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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Nurs. 2009 Apr 7;25(2):119–125. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2008.09.003

Table 4.

Logistic Regression Models for Screening and Final BP Status, N = 1070

BP status ≥ 90th percentile at first screening
Variable β (s.e.) p Exp(B) (95% CI)
Male .245 (.133) .07 1.28 (0.99-1.66)
Hispanica .473 (.160) .003 1.60 (1.17-2.19)
Other Ethnicity/Racea .857 (.282) .002 2.36 (1.36-4.10)
z BMI .164 (.090) .07 1.18 (0.99-1.40)
Waist (cm) .028 (.007) <.001 1.03 (1.01-1.04)
Constant -3.184 (.474) <.001 0.04
Model x2 = 81.8, df = 5, p < 0.001, Nagelkerke R2 = 0.101
BP status ≥ 90th percentile at final (third) screening
Variable β s.e. p Exp(B) 95% CI

Male .438 .221 .05 1.55 1.01-2.39
Hispanica .292 .272 .28 1.34 0.79-2.28
Other Ethnicity/Racea .387 .446 .39 1.47 0.62-3.53
z BMI .138 .161 .39 1.15 0.84-1.58
Waist (cm) .044 .011 <.001 1.05 1.02-1.07
Constant -6.081 .726 <.001 .002
Model x2 = 58.7, df = 5, p <0.001, Nagelkerke R2 = 0.115
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Reference category = African American

Abbreviations: CI, Confidence Interval, BP, Blood Pressure; BMI, Body Mass Index