Table 7.
Multiple linear regression analysis of determinants of diastolic blood pressure
| Determinant | Unstandardized coefficients | Standardized β | P value1 | |
| β | SE | |||
| (Constant) | 21.387 | 6.314 | 0.001 | |
| Smoking | 0.682 | 3.214 | 0.012 | 0.832 |
| BMI | 0.347 | 0.093 | 0.219 | < 0.0012 |
| Waist circumference | 0.013 | 0.025 | 0.030 | 0.602 |
| Cholesterol | 0.053 | 0.045 | 0.288 | 0.249 |
| Triglycerides | 0.014 | 0.014 | 0.125 | 0.311 |
| HDL | -0.090 | 0.055 | -0.121 | 0.105 |
| LDL | 0.064 | 0.051 | 0.250 | 0.212 |
| VLDL | 0.062 | 0.053 | 0.121 | 0.242 |
| FPG | 0.110 | 0.026 | 0.247 | < 0.0012 |
| SBP | 0.292 | 0.035 | 0.510 | < 0.0012 |
Multiple linear regression analysis. R2 = 70.4%, adjusted R2 = 49.6%;
P value < 0.05 is significant. BMI: Body mass index; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; HDL: High density lipoprotein; LDL: Low density lipoprotein; VLDL: Very low density lipoprotein; FPG: Fasting plasma glucose.