Table 3.
Association between systolic blood pressures (mmHg followed by 95% confidence interval) and sociodemographic, lifestyle and healthcare variables, adjusted by site, SevenCEWA study 2018
| Characteristic | Women (n = 2147) | Men (n = 1402) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |
| Age (per 10 years) | 4·8 (4·0, 5·6) | 5·1 (4·3, 5·8) | 4·6 (3·7, 5·4) | 3·5 (2·6, 4·5) | 3·3 (2·3, 4·2) | 3·3 (2·4, 4·2) |
| Marital Status | ||||||
| Single | 3·7 (0·7, 6·7) | 5·4 (2·5, 8·3) | 3·3 (0·2, 6·4) | 1·8 (−1·7, 5·3) | 1·1 (−2·4, 4·7) | 0·9 (− 2·7, 4·5) |
| Married | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Separated | −3·7 (−7·6, 0·1) | 3·0 (0·1, 6·0) | − 3·6 (−7·4, 0·2) | −5·5 (− 10·5, −0·5) | −4·5 (−9·8, 0·9) | −4·6 (−9·9, 0·7) |
| Widowed | 0·5 (− 2·9, 3·9) | 4·0 (1·1, 6·9) | 0·8 (− 2·7, 4·4) | 4·8 (− 3·4, 12·9) | 5·1 (− 3·1, 13·3) | 4·0 (− 4·3, 12·4) |
| Highest level of Education attained | ||||||
| None | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Primary | −3·6 (−6·8, −0·4) | −1·5 (−4·8, 1·7) | −3·3 (−6·7, − 0·1) | 1·2 (− 3·6, 6·1) | −1·0 (− 6·2, 4·3) | −0·8 (− 6·1, 4·5) |
| Secondary | − 6·5 (− 9·9, − 3·1) | −3·6 (− 6·9, − 0·3) | −6·0 (− 9·6, − 2·5) | −1·6 (− 6·7, 3·5) | −3·9 (− 9·4, 1·5) | −3·9 (− 9·4, 1·6) |
| Tertiary | −6·7 (− 10·4, − 3·0) | −3·0 (− 6·8, 0·7) | −5·0 (− 9·0, − 1·1) | −1·2 (− 6·6, 4·2) | − 2·8 (−8·5, 3·0) | −2·5 (− 8·3, 3·3) |
| Smoking, n (%) | ||||||
| Never | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Ever | 2·4 (− 3·5, 8·3) | 2·7 (− 3·3, 8·7) | 3·8 (−2·2, 9·7) | − 5·1 (−8·1, − 2·1) | − 4·2 (− 7·5, − 0·9) | − 4·2 (− 7·5, − 0·9) |
| Alcohol use | ||||||
| Never | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Ever | 0·9 (− 2·3, 4·1) | − 0·4 (− 3·6, 2·8) | 1·1 (− 2·1, 4·3) | − 1·6 (− 4·5, 1·4) | − 0·3 (− 3·3, 2·7) | −0·2 (− 3·2, 2·9) |
| Employment status | ||||||
| Self-employed | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | ||
| Government | −1·3 (−4·8, 2·1) | −0·8 (− 4·7, 3·1) | − 1·1 (− 4·9, 2·6) | −0·7 (− 4·7, 3·4) | ||
| Private employer | −4·4 (−7·8, − 1·0) | −4·8 (− 8·7, − 0·9) | − 3·6 (− 7·2, − 0·1) | −3·5 (− 7·1, 0·1) | ||
| Unemployed | 2·6 (0·6, 4·7) | 2·5 (0·4, 4·6) | 1·5 (− 1·8, 4·8) | 1·9 (−1·5, 5·3) | ||
| Body mass index category, n (%) | ||||||
| Underweight (< 18·5 kg/m2) | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | ||
| Normal (18·5 to < 25 kg/m2) | 1·5 (−1·7, 4·6) | 0·3 (− 2·9, 3·5) | 5·7 (2·2, 9·2) | 6·0 (2·5, 9·6) | ||
| Overweight/Obese (> 25 kg/m2) | 6·6 (3·4, 9·8) | 4·4 (1·1, 7·7) | 8·5 (4·4, 12·6) | 9·0 (4·9, 13·1) | ||
| Health insurance | ||||||
| Uninsured | Ref | Ref | ||||
| Insured | −2·9 (−5·8, 0·1) | −1·0 (−4·8, 2·7) | ||||