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. 2016 Dec 21;6:39480. doi: 10.1038/srep39480

Table 3. Regression coefficients (95% CIs) of blood pressure components for each centimeter increase in height by sex, Shiyan, Hubei, China.

  SBP DBP PP
Coefficient (95% CI) P value Coefficient (95% CI) P value Coefficient (95% CI) P value
Men
 Model 1 −0.236 (−0.310, −0.162) <0.001 0.003 (−0.040, 0.046) 0.894 −0.239 (−0.290, −0.189) <0.001
 Model 2 −0.226 (−0.298, −0.153) <0.001 0.009 (−0.033, 0.051) 0.405 −0.235 (−0.285, −0.185) <0.001
 Model 3 −0.163 (−0.242, −0.084) <0.001 0.044 (−0.002, 0.089) 0.066 −0.216 (−0.272, −0.161) <0.001
Women
 Model 1 −0.335 (−0.400, −0.271) <0.001 −0.020 (−0.057, 0.018) 0.303 −0.316 (−0.362, −0.270) <0.001
 Model 2 −0.272 (−0.336, −0.208) <0.001 0.016 (−0.020, 0.053) 0.864 −0.288 (−0.334, −0.243) <0.001
 Model 3 −0.248 (−0.317, −0.179) <0.001 0.034 (−0.016, 0.063) 0.244 −0.272 (−0.322, −0.222) <0.001

Note: Abbreviation: SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; PP, pulse pressure; CI, confidence interval.

Individuals taking antihypertensive medication were excluded.

Model 1: adjusted for age.

Model 2: adjusted for age, body mass index.

Model 3: adjusted for age, body mass index, education, physical activity, marital status, current smoking status, current drinking status, dietary intake frequency categories (including meat and poultry, soy products, vegetables and fruits), osteoporosis, diabetes, stroke, coronary heart disease, and family history of hypertension.