Table 3.

Regression coefficients (95% CIs) of blood pressure components for each centimetre increase in height by sex, Bangladesh demographic health survey, 2011.

	SBP		DBP		PP		MBP
	Coefficient (95% CI)	P value	Coefficient (95% CI)	P value	Coefficient (95% CI)	P Value	Coefficient (95%CI)	P Value
Male
Model 1	−0.09 (−0.18, −0.01)	0.02	0.10 (0.05, 0.16)	<0.001	−0.20 (−0.26, −0.14)	<0.001	0.22 (−0.13, 0.59)	0.216
Model 2	−0.01 (−0.10, 0.06)	0.666	0.10 (0.04, 0.15)	<0.001	−0.12 (−0.18, −0.06)	<0.001	0.34 (−0.02, 0.7)	0.069
Model 3	−0.06 (−0.14, 0.02)	0.152	0.06 (0.01, 0.12)	0.01	−0.12 (−0.18, −0.06)	<0.001	0.09 (−0.26, 0.44)	0.617
Model 4	−0.08 (−0.17, 0.00)	0.066	0.02 (−0.02, 0.08)	0.15	−0.11 (−0.17, −0.05)	<0.001	−0.1 (−0.47, 0.27)	0.6
Female
Model 1	−0.40 (−0.52, −0.29)	<0.001	0.03 (−0.25, 0.10)	0.23	−0.44 (−0.52, −0.36)	<0.001	−0.11 (−0.18, −0.03)	0.003
Model 2	−0.14 (−0.25, −0.02)	0.017	0.07 (0.004, −0.03)	0.037	−0.21 (−0.29, −0.13)	<0.001	−0.01 (−0.09, 0.06)	0.706
Model 3	−0.15 (−0.26, −0.03)	0.01	0.05 (−0.005, 0.12)	0.07	−0.21 (−0.29, −0.13)	<0.001	−0.01 (−0.08, 0.06)	0.797
Model 4	−0.14 (−0.26, −0.01)	0.029	0.05 (−0.019, 0.12)	0.158	−0.19 (−0.27, −0.1)	<0.001	−0.01 (−0.09, 0.06)	0.757

Model 1: Unadjusted.

Model 2: Adjusted for age.

Model 3: Adjusted for age and BMI.

Model 4: Adjusted for age, BMI, Prevalence of diabetes, Living region, Type of occupation, Wealth index and highest level of education.

Abbreviation: Q, Quartile; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; PP, pulse pressure; CI, confidence interval.