TABLE 3.
Women (R 2 = 0.12) | Men (R 2 = 0.15) | |||||
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β | 95 % CI | β | 95 % CI | |||
Upper | Lower | Upper | Lower | |||
Age (continuous, years) | 0.57 | 0.37 | 0.76 | 0.61 | 0.54 | 0.67 |
Currently on anti-hypertensive medicationa | −0.73 | −1.47 | 0.01 | – | – | – |
Education (reference high school or beyond) | ||||||
Elementary (complete or incomplete) | 5.83 | −1.42 | 13.09 | −0.76 | −2.61 | 1.09 |
Never studied | 9.67 | 0.71 | 18.64 | 3.58 | −0.03 | 7.2 |
Race (reference not black) | 2.23 | −2.55 | 7.00 | 1.57 | −0.07 | 3.22 |
aMedication was not associated with systolic blood pressure in men (p > 0.20)