Table 2.

Predictors of SBP (unadjusted and adjusted) using multivariable regression

Predictors	B value, unstandardised (95 % confidence intervals)	Beta value, standardised	p-value
Number of comorbidities	−2.03 (−2.22, −1.85)	−0.13	<0.001
Number of classes of antihypertensive drugs	0.82 (0.66, 0.97)	0.06	<0.001
Age (years)	0.06 (0.04, 0.07)	0.05	<0.001
Gender (reference group male)	−1.63 (−2.00, −1.27)	−0.05	<0.001
South Asian ethnicity (reference group white)	−1.83 (−2.60, −1.07)	−0.03	<0.001
Afro Caribbean ethnicity (reference group white)	1.74 (1.35, 2.14)	0.05	<0.001
IMD score (IMD-2010)	0.008 (−0.01, 0.03)	0.004	0.043