Table 3.
Linear regression of systolic and diastolic BP on wealth status (N = 13784).
| Wealth status | Systolic BP (mmHg) |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted β (95% CI) | Adjusted β (95% CI) | Unadjusted β (95% CI) | Adjusted β (95% CI) | |
| Poorest | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Poorer | 2.21 (1.24, 3.17) | 0.94 (−0.11, 2.00) | 1.85 (1.10, 2.60) | 0.97 (0.14, 1.80) |
| Middle | 3.51 (2.22, 4.79) | 2.31 (1.06, 3.55) | 3.08 (2.24, 3.92) | 2.09 (1.23, 2.95) |
| Richer | 4.38 (3.16, 5.60) | 2.37 (0.98, 3.76) | 4.41 (3.53, 5.29) | 2.79 (1.75, 3.83) |
| Richest | 5.62 (4.49, 6.76) | 2.65 (1.09, 4.21) | 5.50 (4.60, 6.41) | 3.14 (1.97, 4.31) |
Covariates adjusted in the analysis were gender, age, area of residence, religion, ethnic group and marital status.
Likelihood-ratio test for linear trend (SBP): X2 = 6.50, df = 3, p = 0.0897.
Likelihood-ratio test for linear trend (DBP): X2 = 4.99, df = 3, p = 0.1727.