Research Article

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

Table 3

The association between depressive symptoms and nondipper status.

Depressive symptomsCases/NModel 1 OR (95% CI)Model 2 OR (95% CI)

None45/143ReferenceReference
Mild-moderate75/2151.04 (0.65–1.67)1.01 (0.62–1.63)
Severe23/471.74 (0.85–3.58)1.74 (0.83–3.63)

Model 1; adjustment for age, sex, ethnicity, antihypertensive medication.
Model 2; adjustment for age, sex, ethnicity, antihypertensive medication + C-reactive protein, BMI, total/HDL cholesterol, glucose.