Tab. III.
Multiple regression analysis in eligible subjects.
| Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covariates | Diastolic | Sistolic | Fasting blood glucose | Diastolic | Sistolic |
| R2 adjusted | 0.272 (<0.0003) | 0.312 (<0.0001) | 0.158 (n.s) | 0.196 (<0.0001) | 0.165 (<0.0001) |
| Age | 0,274 (0.0003) | 0,180 (<0.0001) | |||
| Educational level | |||||
| Familiarity for hypertension | 4.94 (0.03) | 6.35 (0.005) | |||
| Familiarity for diabetes | 15.89 (0.03) | ||||
| Familiarity for both | |||||
| BMI | 0,561 (0.02) | 0.753 (0.002) | 0,385 (<0.0001) | 0.467 (<0.0001) | |
| Smoking habits | |||||
| Alchol intake | -18.23 (0.047) | ||||
| Physical activity | |||||
| Dietary habit | -1.105 (0.010) | -1.217 (0.006) | |||
For each covariate are reported p value and, in the bracket, p value. In the women both fasting and post-prandial blood glucose were not related to any of the examined covariates while in men this was observed for post-prandial only.