Table 2.

Regression coefficients of handgrip strength and other covariates for blood pressure

	Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)		Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)
Independent variable	β ± SE	P	β ± SE	P
Age (per year)	0.42 ± 0.07	<0.0001	1.12 ± 0.11	<0.0001
Female sex	−2.70 ± 0.31	<0.0001	2.76 ± 0.51	<0.0001
Racea
Non-Hispanic White	0.02 ± 0.43	0.96	1.04 ± 0.72	0.15
Non-Hispanic Black	0.79 ± 0.43	0.07	−1.69 ± 0.72	0.02
Mexican American	−0.24 ± 0.45	0.60	−1.29 ± 0.75	0.09
Other Hispanic	−0.41 ± 0.54	0.45	−0.61 ± 0.89	0.50
BMI (per kg/m2)	0.45 ± 0.03	<0.0001	0.17 ± 0.04	<0.0001
Vigorous PA (Yes)	−0.55 ± 0.34	0.11	0.49 ± 0.57	0.39
Moderate PA (Yes)	0.47 ± 0.33	0.15	−0.30 ± 0.55	0.58
Handgrip strength (per kg)	0.11 ± 0.01	<0.0001	0.05 ± 0.02	0.01

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; PA, physical activity.

^aRelative to race reported as “other”.