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Published in final edited form as: J Hypertens. 2012 Aug;30(8):1518–1525. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3283550fc0

TABLE 3.

Multivariable (adjusted) linear regression of SBP on predictors (Maintenance of Balance, Independent Living, Intellect, and Zest in the Elderly Boston Study, n = 764)

	β	(95% CI)
Education
High school (≤12 years)	6.41^*	(2.67–10.15)
College	4.04^*	(0.82–7.26)
Graduate	REF	–
Demographic
Age	0.47^*	(0.21–0.73)
Race (White)	−3.52^*	(−7.04 to −0.01)
Sex (Male)	−1.49	(−4.43 to 1.46)
Married	−1.36	(−4.35 to 1.64)
Household income	0.49	(−0.43 to 1.42)
Health-related
Kidney disease	6.77^*	(1.17–12.36)
Self-rated health	−1.29	(−2.76 to 0.19)
Alcohol drinking frequency	0.19	(−0.50 to 0.89)
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol	0.06^*	(0.02–0.10)
Physical and cognitive function
Gait speed (m/s)	1.65	(−4.32 to 7.62)
Trails B adjusted	0.01	(−0.02 to 0.03)
Mini-Mental State Examination	−0.07	(−0.71 to 0.57)

CI, confidence interval.

P<0.05.