Table 4.
Multivariate quantile regression analysis of drivers of diastolic blood pressure among urban women.
| OLS | Q 5 | Q 10 | Q 25 | Q 50 | Q 75 | Q 90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | |||||||
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 0.261*** | −0.025 | 0.065 | 0.254*** | 0.271*** | 0.361*** | 0.253 |
| (0.049) | (0.099) | (0.065) | (0.070) | (0.052) | (0.077) | (0.140) | |
| Age (in years) | 0.368*** | 0.256*** | 0.299*** | 0.282*** | 0.343*** | 0.377*** | 0.480*** |
| (0.028) | (0.044) | (0.041) | (0.035) | (0.033) | (0.043) | (0.067) | |
| Is Working (yes) | −0.343 | 0.780 | 0.042 | −0.423 | −0.424 | 0.103 | −0.378 |
| (0.373) | (0.651) | (0.508) | (0.367) | (0.358) | (0.488) | (0.686) | |
| Ate Salted Fish (yes) | −0.236 | 0.272 | −0.019 | −0.349 | −0.147 | −0.416 | −0.187 |
| (0.324) | (0.555) | (0.461) | (0.353) | (0.332) | (0.460) | (0.702) | |
| Ate fruits in last 7 days (yes) | 4.553 | −5.057 | −1.574 | 4.485 | 2.769 | 5.839 | 12.382*** |
| (4.590) | (3.306) | (3.447) | (4.642) | (5.375) | (4.633) | (3.364) | |
| Ate vegetables in last 7 days (yes) | −0.009 | −0.006 | −0.077 | 0.022 | −0.110 | 0.039 | −0.043 |
| (0.059) | (0.098) | (0.086) | (0.062) | (0.061) | (0.077) | (0.127) | |
| Education (in years) | 0.039 | 0.116 | 0.057 | 0.018 | 0.039 | −0.014 | −0.000 |
| (0.042) | (0.076) | (0.060) | (0.049) | (0.041) | (0.058) | (0.095) | |
| Wealth index (poorest ref) | |||||||
| Wealth index (poor) | 1.173 | −0.803 | −0.373 | 0.878 | 1.586 | 3.109* | 3.571* |
| (0.839) | (1.044) | (1.161) | (0.828) | (0.904) | (1.224) | (1.743) | |
| Wealth index (middle) | 2.034** | −0.843 | 0.508 | 1.537* | 1.556 | 2.830** | 3.454* |
| (0.733) | (0.997) | (1.008) | (0.697) | (0.799) | (1.009) | (1.552) | |
| Wealth index (rich) | 1.815* | −0.198 | 0.583 | 1.565* | 1.092 | 2.434* | 2.503 |
| (0.726) | (0.941) | (0.953) | (0.669) | (0.770) | (0.959) | (1.529) | |
| Wealth index (richest) | 1.895* | −1.201 | 0.306 | 1.426* | 1.295 | 2.877** | 4.227** |
| (0.751) | (1.051) | (0.991) | (0.712) | (0.806) | (1.045) | (1.607) | |
| Children ever born (parity) | −0.038 | −0.515* | −0.424* | −0.215 | −0.249 | 0.099 | 0.455 |
| (0.124) | (0.209) | (0.180) | (0.170) | (0.137) | (0.203) | (0.274) | |
| Is Pregnant (yes) | −6.424*** | −4.807*** | −5.477*** | −5.474*** | −6.633*** | −6.130*** | −5.932*** |
| (0.616) | (1.167) | (0.841) | (0.634) | (0.670) | (0.935) | (1.062) | |
| Is Breastfeeding (yes) | −0.550* | −0.984 | −0.869 | −0.971* | −0.956* | −0.102 | −0.365 |
| (0.423) | (0.686) | (0.578) | (0.443) | (0.455) | (0.627) | (0.931) | |
| Household Size | −0.060 | −0.020 | −0.003 | 0.040 | −0.038 | −0.118 | −0.163 |
| (0.070) | (0.126) | (0.098) | (0.074) | (0.064) | (0.094) | (0.129) | |
| Arm circumference (cm) | 0.317*** | 0.469*** | 0.382*** | 0.318*** | 0.331*** | 0.229*** | 0.357*** |
| (0.041) | (0.076) | (0.061) | (0.045) | (0.045) | (0.053) | (0.093) | |
| Exercise in last 10 mins (yes) | −0.249 | −1.372 | −1.198 | −0.113 | −0.006 | 0.048 | 0.090 |
| (0.520) | (0.923) | (0.863) | (0.609) | (0.530) | (0.655) | (1.223) | |
| Observations | 4576 | 4576 | 4576 | 4576 | 4576 | 4576 | 4576 |
Standard errors in parentheses; Q = Quantile; OLS = ordinary least square.
*p < 0.05 **p < 0.01 ***p < 0.001.