Predictors of Hypertension among Nonpregnant Females Attending Health Promotion Clinic with Special Emphasis on Smokeless Tobacco: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Correlation and linear regression SBP1 and DBP2.
Parameters ()
Blood pressure
-value
Regression equation
Age versus
SBP
0.376 (0.000)
SBP = 98.6 + 0.74 × age
DBP
0.131 (0.019)
DBP = 74.31 + 0.16 × age
Quantity of smokeless tobacco (packets per day × years of consumption) versus
SBP
0.199 (0.000)
SBP = 126.13 + 0.52 × quantity of smokeless tobacco (packets per day × years of consumption)
DBP
0.102 (0.068)
DBP = 80.08 + 0.17 × quantity of smokeless tobacco (packets per day × years of consumption)
BMI3 versus
SBP
0.267 (0.000)
SBP = 98.6 + 1.22 × BMI
DBP
0.273 (0.000)
DBP = 62.57 + 0.76 × BMI
(1) SBP = systolic blood pressure; (2) DBP = diastolic blood pressure; (3) BMI = body mass index.
