Table 3.
Multivariate quantile regression analysis of drivers of systolic blood pressure among rural women.
| OLS | Q 5 | Q 10 | Q 25 | Q 50 | Q 75 | Q 90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | |||||||
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 0.174* | 0.132 | 0.262** | 0.234** | 0.215* | 0.080 | 0.131 |
| (0.079) | (0.120) | (0.082) | (0.072) | (0.094) | (0.112) | (0.195) | |
| Age (in years) | 0.440*** | 0.067 | 0.062 | 0.108** | 0.284*** | 0.490*** | 0.901*** |
| (0.039) | (0.054) | (0.046) | (0.041) | (0.052) | (0.064) | (0.096) | |
| Is Working (yes) | −1.400** | 0.117 | −0.273 | −0.122 | −1.097* | −1.720** | −2.981** |
| (0.519) | (0.762) | (0.566) | (0.488) | (0.517) | (0.628) | (0.967) | |
| Ate Salted Fish (yes) | 0.594 | −0.163 | 0.278 | 0.619 | 0.750 | 0.648 | 0.114 |
| (0.432) | (0.630) | (0.490) | (0.433) | (0.445) | (0.599) | (0.879) | |
| Ate Fruits in last 7 days (yes) | −2.438* | −10.305*** | −7.707** | −5.555 | −3.301 | 2.341 | −2.124 |
| (5.710) | (2.677) | (2.504) | (2.958) | (3.367) | (5.599) | (7.154) | |
| Ate Vegetables in last 7 days (yes) | −0.019 | −0.003 | −0.018 | 0.089 | 0.007 | −0.014 | 0.029 |
| (0.080) | (0.108) | (0.086) | (0.075) | (0.081) | (0.126) | (0.165) | |
| Education (in years) | 0.088 | 0.043 | 0.030 | 0.085 | 0.120 | 0.141 | 0.004 |
| (0.060) | (0.080) | (0.075) | (0.059) | (0.062) | (0.083) | (0.134) | |
| Wealth index (poorest ref) | |||||||
| Wealth index (poor) | 1.174* | 0.161 | 0.183 | 0.474 | 1.041* | 1.139 | 2.287 |
| (0.517) | (0.694) | (0.602) | (0.474) | (0.490) | (0.683) | (1.197) | |
| Wealth index (middle) | 1.234 | −0.409 | −0.151 | 0.043 | 0.669 | 1.433 | 2.741 |
| (0.633) | (1.033) | (0.774) | (0.637) | (0.664) | (1.019) | (1.405) | |
| Wealth index (rich) | −0.096 | 0.134 | −0.429 | −0.569 | 0.170 | −0.766 | 5.856* |
| (0.930) | (1.349) | (0.971) | (0.980) | (1.060) | (1.290) | (2.488) | |
| Wealth index (richest) | −0.630 | −4.278 | 0.587 | 0.433 | −0.911 | −1.544 | −7.450 |
| (2.592) | (4.033) | (4.437) | (2.726) | (3.232) | (2.692) | (4.689) | |
| Children ever born (parity) | −0.573*** | −0.403* | −0.388** | −0.294 | −0.506** | −0.572* | −1.113** |
| (0.145) | (0.200) | (0.136) | (0.167) | (0.173) | (0.234) | (0.341) | |
| Is Pregnant (yes) | −6.259*** | −3.348*** | −4.415*** | −5.077*** | −5.656*** | −7.184*** | −9.444*** |
| (0.771) | (0.960) | (0.614) | (0.782) | (0.711) | (0.772) | (1.275) | |
| Is Breastfeeding (yes) | −1.573** | −0.644 | −0.344 | −0.861 | −1.523** | −2.164** | −3.342*** |
| (0.490) | (0.726) | (0.542) | (0.483) | (0.502) | (0.670) | (0.998) | |
| Household Size | −0.025 | 0.120 | 0.050 | 0.047 | 0.044 | 0.007 | 0.017 |
| (0.073) | (0.089) | (0.066) | (0.070) | (0.064) | (0.100) | (0.123) | |
| Arm circumference | 0.553*** | 0.572*** | 0.572*** | 0.534*** | 0.508*** | 0.558*** | 0.505*** |
| (0.064) | (0.090) | (0.084) | (0.074) | (0.083) | (0.103) | (0.134) | |
| Exercise in last 10 mins (yes) | 1.368* | 0.419 | 1.154 | 0.268 | 0.532 | 1.896 | 2.781 |
| (0.609) | (1.085) | (0.827) | (0.577) | (0.676) | (1.053) | (1.780) | |
| Observations | 4776 | 4776 | 4776 | 4776 | 4776 | 4776 | 4776 |
Standard errors in parentheses; Q = Quantile; OLS = ordinary least square.
*p < 0.05 **p < 0.01 ***p < 0.001.