Depressive Symptoms and 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Africans: The SABPA Study

Table 2

The association between depressive symptoms and hypertension defined from 24 hr ambulatory blood pressure readings. (𝑁=405).

Depressive symptoms	Cases/N	Model 1 OR (95% CI)	Model 2 OR (95% CI)
None	80/143	Reference	Reference
Mild-moderate	142/215	1.91 (1.15–3.18)	1.79 (1.02–3.13)
Severe	32/47	2.19 (1.00–4.90)	1.86 (0.76–4.57)

^‡defined as mean 24 hr BP ≥ 125/80 mmHg and/or use of antihypertensive medication.
Model 1; adjustment for age, sex, ethnicity.
Model 2; adjustment for age, sex, ethnicity, + C-reactive protein, body mass index, total/HDL cholesterol, glucose.