Predictors of Hypertension among Nonpregnant Females Attending Health Promotion Clinic with Special Emphasis on Smokeless Tobacco: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Predictors of SBP and DBP (multiple linear regression approach).
Variable
SBP
DBP
β (standard error)
value
β (standard error)
value
Age
0.635 (0.100)
0.000
0.104 (0.065)
0.111
Quantity of smokeless tobacco (packets per day × years of consumption)
0.389 (0.131)
0.003
0.122 (0.087)
0.160
BMI
1.185 (0.225)
0.000
0.766 (0.148)
0.000
Level of education
−1.236 (0.617)
0.046
−1.013 (0.394)
0.011
Systolic and diastolic blood pressure are adjusted with age, quantity, BMI, and level of education.