Table 3.
Estimated absolute increase in mean arterial blood pressures (mmHg) with 95% CI associated with domestic incense burning.
| Variable | Diastolic Blood Pressure | Systolic Blood Pressure | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate * (95% CI) | p-Value | Estimate * (95% CI) | p-Value | |
| Overall | ||||
| Incense burning | ||||
| No | Reference | Reference | ||
| Yes | 1.26 (0.69–1.83) | 0.01 | 1.02 (0.06–1.99) | 0.04 |
| Frequency of incense burning | ||||
| Never | Reference | Reference | ||
| Occasional | 1.25 (0.66–1.85) | 0.01 | 0.67 (−0.35–1.68) | 0.20 |
| Daily | 1.28 (0.52–2.05) | 0.01 | 2.09 (0.79–3.39) | 0.01 |
| P for trend | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||
| Males | ||||
| Incense burning | ||||
| No | Reference | Reference | ||
| Yes | 0.95 (0.26–1.63) | 0.01 | 0.89 (−0.27–2.05) | 0.13 |
| Frequency of incense burning | ||||
| Never | Reference | Reference | ||
| Occasional | 0.81 (0.08–1.53) | 0.03 | 0.30 (−0.93–1.52) | 0.63 |
| Daily | 1.30 (0.40–2.21) | 0.01 | 2.36 (0.83–3.89) | 0.01 |
| P for trend | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||
| Females | ||||
| Incense burning | ||||
| No | Reference | Reference | ||
| Yes | 2.05 (1.00–3.10) | 0.01 | 1.23 (−0.55–3.02) | 0.17 |
| Frequency of incense burning | ||||
| Never | Reference | Reference | ||
| Occasional | 2.20 (1.13–3.26) | 0.01 | 1.15 (−0.66–2.97) | 0.21 |
| Daily | 1.28 (−0.19–2.74) | 0.09 | 1.66 (−0.82–4.14) | 0.19 |
| P for trend | 0.03 | 0.17 | ||
* Adjusted for age, sex, BMI, cooking fuel type, ventilation, education level, day of the week, and physical exercise in the multivariate regression models.