Table 5.
Regression of frequency of attendance to religious services on hypertension, systolic BP and diastolic BP by ethnicity, NHANES III
| Non-Hispanic white |
Non-Hispanic black |
Mexican-American |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Hypertension | ||||||
| Attendance (times per year) | ||||||
| Never | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| 1–51 | 0.83 | 0.63–1.09 | 1.04 | 0.87–1.25 | 1.34 | 0.88–2.04 |
| 52 | 0.75 | 0.62–0.91 | 1.00 | 0.77–1.31 | 1.29 | 0.86–1.92 |
| >52 | 0.79 | 0.56–1.10 | 0.66 | 0.45–0.97 | 0.85 | 0.39–1.81 |
| β | P-value | β | P-value | β | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systolic BP | ||||||
| Attendance (times per year) | ||||||
| Never | – | – | – | |||
| 1–51 | –0.82 | 0.138 | –0.77 | 0.173 | 1.09 | 0.028 |
| 52 | –1.33 | 0.004 | –0.99 | 0.188 | 0.72 | 0.187 |
| >52 | –2.57 | 0.002 | –2.18 | 0.030 | –1.77 | 0.026 |
| Diastolic BP | ||||||
| Attendance (times per year) | ||||||
| Never | – | – | – | |||
| 1–51 | –0.46 | 0.254 | 0.10 | 0.843 | 0.41 | 0.486 |
| 52 | –1.10 | 0.001 | –0.76 | 0.206 | 0.64 | 0.251 |
| >52 | –0.56 | 0.260 | –0.68 | 0.314 | –0.51 | 0.561 |
OR odds ratio; 95% CI 95% confidence interval; all models adjusted for age, sex, marital status, metropolitan residence, region, nativity, language spoken at home, PIR, education, insurance status, diabetes, fair/poor health, obesity, physical inactivity, current drinking and smoking status