Table 2.
Associations with SBP, DBP, and pulse pressure estimated from multilevel regression models among men and women*
| SBP | DBP | Pulse pressure | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| β (95% CI) | β (95% CI) | β (95% CI) | β (95% CI) | β (95% CI) | β (95% CI) | |
| Work economic sector | ||||||
| Ref.: Health and social work | ||||||
| Manufacturing industry | -1.97 -6.02 – 2.08 | -0.71 -5.89 – 4.46 | 1.37 -1.38 – 4.12 | -3.09 -6.20 – 0.01 | -3.33 -5.97 – -0.69 | 2.38 -1.11 – 5.88 |
| Construction | -2.52 -6.96 – 1.91 | -8.92 -21.33 – 3.48 | 1.39 -1.61 – 4.41 | -5.20 -12.65 – 2.24 | -3.91 -6.80 – -1.02 | -3.71 -12.09 – 4.65 |
| Commercial, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | -2.20 -6.27 – 1.87 | -4.14 -8.96 – 0.67 | 0.87 -1.89 – 3.64 | -5.16 -8.06 – -2.27 | -2.98 -5.63 – -0.33 | 1.02 -2.23 – 4.27 |
| Hotels and restaurants | -4.85 -9.15 – -0.56 | -2.48 -8.36 – 3.40 | 0.29 -2.62 – 3.21 | -2.08 -5.61 – 1.44 | -5.15 -7.94 – -2.39 | -0.39 -4.36 – 3.57 |
| Transport and communications | -1.62 -5.87 – 2.61 | -1.60 -7.42 – 4.21 | 1.43 -1.45 – 4.31 | -4.74 -8.24 – -1.26 | -3.05 -5.82 – -0.29 | 3.14 -0.78 – 7.07 |
| Financial activities | -2.89 -7.03 – 1.25 | -1.90 -7.05 – 3.24 | 0.96 -1.85 – 3.77 | -2.02 -5.11 – 1.06 | -3.86 -6.56 – -1.16 | 0.11 -3.35 – 3.58 |
| Real estate, renting and business services | -3.24 -7.09 – 0.62 | -2.01 -6.30 – 2.28 | 0.40 -2.21 – 3.02 | -3.53 -6.10 – -0.95 | -3.61 -6.13 – -1.10 | 1.52 -1.37 – 4.42 |
| Public administration | -1.25 -6.22 – 3.72 | -5.07 -10.37 – 0.23 | 0.31 -3.06 – 3.69 | -2.79 -5.97 – 0.39 | -1.62 -4.87 – 1.61 | -2.27 -5.85 – 1.30 |
| Education | -2.92 -7.57 – 1.72 | -1.90 -7.39 – 3.59 | 0.34 -2.81 – 3.49 | -1.87 -5.17 – 1.42 | -3.29 -6.31 – -0.26 | -0.02 -3.73 – 3.68 |
| Collective, social and personal services | -3.88 -7.75 – -0.01 | -6.17 -10.56 – -1.79 | -0.12 -2.75 – 2.51 | -4.90 -7.53 – -2.27 | -3.77 -6.29 – -1.25 | -1.27 -4.23 – 1.68 |
| Private (vs. public) | 0.60 -1.71 – 2.92 | -0.92 -4.23 – 2.40 | 0.08 -1.49 – 1.65 | 1.32 -0.67 – 3.31 | 0.48 -1.02 – 1.99 | -2.24 -4.48 – -0.01 |
*Models were adjusted for age, education, income, perceived financial strain, marital status, occupational status, antihypertensive medication use and neighborhood level of education.
Note. SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; CI, confidence interval.