Table 3.

Multiple logistic regression analysis of predictors of grade 1 hypertension

Independent variables	Presence of grade 1 hypertension
	B	SE	p value	Adjusted OR	95% CI
Unhealthy diet regime (assessment score <6)	0.79	0.38	0.039	2.19	1.04-4.62
Body mass index, BMI (>27.5 kg/m2)	0.62	0.10	<0.001	1.87	1.53-2.27
Irregular daily meals on an arbitrary schedule	0.39	0.14	0.008	1.47	1.11-1.95
Duration of cigarette smoking, per year	0.60	0.26	0.018	1.83	1.11-3.02
Daily cigarette consumption, per pack	0.46	0.12	<0.001	1.59	1.24-2.02
Duration of alcohol drinking, per year	0.50	0.17	0.004	1.65	1.18-2.33
Weekly binge drinking, per occasion	0.62	0.27	0.023	1.87	1.09-3.20
Presence of parental history of hypertension	0.08	0.03	0.015	1.08	1.02-1.15

B: Beta coefficient, SE: Standard Error, OR: Odds Ratio, CI: Confidence Interval.

Note: Logistic regression model includes terms of unhealthy diet regime (dietary assessment score <6), BMI (>27.5 kg/m², high risk versus 18.5-22.9 kg/m², increasing but acceptable risk), presence of irregular meals (regularly skipping meals or eating meals on an arbitrary schedule), duration of cigarette smoking and daily consumption (per pack [20 cigarettes per pack]), duration of alcohol consumption and frequency of weekly binge drinking (per occasion [five servings of alcohol for males or four servings for females on one occasion]), and parental history of hypertension (presence versus absence), based on backward stepwise algorithm selection from variables that were significant in the univariate analysis.