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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 29.
Published in final edited form as: Environ Res. 2014 Nov 20;136:133–140. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.08.038

Table 5.

Multivariable regression models of blood pressure in relationship to adiposity and PAH biomarkers.

Characteristic Increment in systolic
BP (95% CI)a
Increment in diastolic
BP (95% CI)a
Increment in systolic BP
Z-score (95% CI)b
Increment in diastolic BP
Z-score (95% CI)b
Odds ratio, prehypertension
(95% CI)b
Background school Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
School located near a ring road 1.96 (−2.24, 6.15) 0.08 (−3.21, 3.38) 0.17 (−0.22, 0.56) −0.002 (−0.28, 0.28) 0.93 (0.31, 2.72)
School located near the oil
  refinery
6.01 (1.74, 10.27)** 6.44 (3.08, 9.80)*** 0.56 (0.16, 0.96)** 0.55 (0.26, 0.84)*** 4.35 (1.42, 13.3)*
Log (urinary 1-hydroxypyrene) −1.55 (−3.44, 0.35) −0.49 (−1.98, 1.00) −0.15 (−0.33, 0.03) −0.05 (−0.17, 0.08) 0.74 (0.45, 1.20)
School located near a ring road 1.63 (−2.68, 5.93) −0.04 (−3.42, 3.34) 0.14 (−0.26, 0.54) −0.01 (−0.30, 0.28) 0.76 (0.25, 2.26)
School located near the oil
  refinery
5.78 (1.47, 10.10)** 6.33 (2.94, 9.72)*** 0.53 (0.13, 0.94)*** 0.54 (0.25, 0.83) 3.83 (1.26, 11.6)*
Log (urinary total phenanthrene) −1.71 (−4.06, 0.64) 0.16 (−1.68, 2.01) −0.17 (−0.39, 0.05) 0.01 (−0.15, 0.17) 0.83 (0.46, 1.52)
a

Controlling for height, BMI Z-score, income category, smokers in home, use of incense, and age.

b

Controlling for BMI Z-score, income category, smokers in home, use of incense, and age.

*

p < 0.05,

**

p < 0.01,

***

p < 0.001