Table 2
Regression coefficients relating selected characteristics to systolic blood pressure in people using antihypertensive medication, household population aged 60 to 79, Canada, 2007 to 2009

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Table summary
 This table displays the results of regression coefficients relating selected characteristics to systolic blood pressure in people using antihypertensive medication. The information is grouped by characteristics (appearing as row headers), both sexes, men, women, regression coefficient (b) , 95% confidence interval and standardized regression coefficient (beta), calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Characteristics Both sexes Men Women
Regression coefficient (B) 95% confidence interval Standardized regression coefficient (beta) Regression coefficient (B) 95% confidence interval Standardized regression coefficient (beta) Regression coefficient (B) 95% confidence interval Standardized regression coefficient (beta)
from to from to from to
Demographic/Socio-economic  
MenNote † -6.43Note * -10.33 -2.52 -0.18 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Age (years)Note ‡ 0.34Note * 0.01 0.67 0.11 0.26 -0.06 0.58 0.11 0.35 -0.16 0.86 0.11
Secondary school graduationNote § -3.98Note * -6.40 -1.57 -0.11 -0.84 -4.86 3.18 -0.03 -3.8Note * -7.52 -0.07 -0.09
Household income ($10,000)Note ‡ -0.49 -1.02 0.03 -0.08 -0.06 -0.51 0.40 -0.01 -1.03 -2.15 0.09 -0.12
Married/Living with partnerNote †† -0.23 -5.03 4.58 -0.01 -0.99 -6.70 4.72 -0.03 1.28 -5.94 8.49 0.03
Leisure-time physical activity level  
InactiveNote † 2.27 -2.25 6.78 0.06 1.35 -5.08 7.79 0.05 1.43 -4.88 7.74 0.03
Physical measures  
Height (cm)Note ‡         -0.30 -0.61 0.02 -0.14 -0.54Note * -1.00 -0.07 -0.18
Waist circumference (cm)Note ‡ -0.08 -0.32 0.16 -0.07 -0.06 -0.17 0.04 -0.06 -0.03 -0.43 0.37 -0.02
Blood glucose level (mmol/L)Note ‡ 2.17Note * 0.01 4.34 0.27 1.34Note * 0.26 2.42 0.17 2.58 -2.23 7.39 0.33
Ratio of total to HDL cholesterolNote ‡ 0.98 -0.59 2.55 0.06 1.25 -0.39 2.88 0.10 0.68 -2.32 3.68 0.03
Co-morbidity  
Heart diseaseNote † -6.39Note * -10.97 -1.81 -0.15 -6.99Note * -12.38 -1.61 -0.23 -5.70 -15.66 4.26 -0.10
Intercept 101.33       151.60       181.61      
R2 0.18       0.12       0.19      
† reference category is absence of characteristic
‡ used as continuous variable
§ reference category is less than secondary school graduation
†† reference category is single/divorced
* significantly different from reference category (p<0.05)
... not applicable
Source: 2007 to 2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey.