Table 5: Linear regression model for the association between life style risk factors and change in systolic blood pressure.
|
Risk Factors |
B |
Standardized Beta |
t value |
Significance p value |
| Males |
Age |
0.007 |
0.001 |
0.034 |
NS (0.973) |
| BMI |
1.985 |
0.465 |
10.879 |
<0.001 |
| Smoking |
-0.631 |
-0.048 |
-1.117 |
NS (0.265) |
| PA class |
-1.739 |
-0.104 |
-1.501 |
NS (0.134) |
| Vigorous PA |
0.001 |
0.152 |
2.404 |
0.017 |
| Moderate PA |
0.002 |
0.084 |
1.798 |
NS (0.073) |
| Walking |
0.000 |
-0.008 |
-0.181 |
NS (0.857) |
| Females |
Age |
-0.154 |
-0.037 |
-1.002 |
NS (0.317) |
| BMI |
1.353 |
0.350 |
9.451 |
<0.001 |
| Smoking |
-0.670 |
-0.054 |
-1.445 |
NS (0.149) |
| PA class |
-0.435 |
-0.024 |
-0.374 |
NS (0.709) |
| Vigorous PA |
0.001 |
0.049 |
0.918 |
NS (0.359) |
| Moderate PA |
-0.001 |
-0.030 |
-0.698 |
NS (0.486) |
| Walking |
0.001 |
0.059 |
1.344 |
NS (0.180) |
BMI: body mass index; NS: non-significant; PA: physical activity;In stepwise regression, only BMI and vigorous PA (and BMI for females) were included in the final model. TPA score was excluded due to multicollinearity.