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. 2020 Aug 1;27(8):780–788. doi: 10.5551/jat.52886

Table 2. Factors associated with IAD of 10 mmHg or greater.

Exposure variables Unadjusted analysis
Adjusted analysis
Odds ratio (95%CI) P Odds ratio (95%CI) P
Age (per 1 year) 1.01 (1.00–1.03) 0.05 1.00 (0.99–1.02) 0.63
Sex (male vs. female) 0.84 (0.62–1.14) 0.26 0.68 (0.46–1.00) 0.05
Smoking status (smoker vs. non-smoker) 1.02 (0.75–1.38) 0.91 1.1 (0.79–1.70) 0.45
Diabetes mellitus (presence vs. absence) 1.62 (1.19–2.21) < 0.01 1.27 (0.90–1.78) 0.18
Hypertension (presence vs. absence) 2.45 (1.79–3.36) < 0.01 2.10 (1.48–2.99) < 0.01
Dyslipidemia (presence vs. absence) 1.32 (0.93–1.88) 0.11 1.04 (0.73–1.50) 0.81
Chronic kidney disease (presence vs. absence) 1.21 (0.90–1.65) 0.23 0.99 (0.72–1.37) 0.97
Body mass index (per 1 kg/m2) 1.07 (1.04–1.11) < 0.01 1.05 (1.01–1.09) < 0.01

The adjusted analysis was done with mulitivariable logistic regression analysis which included the eight listed variables.

Abbreviations: IAD, inter-arm blood pressure difference; CI, confidence intervals.