Table 3 Multiple linear regression analysis of the decrease of systolic blood pressure between pre- and post-intervention
From: Community-based intervention for managing hypertension and diabetes in rural Bangladesh
B | Standard error of B | Beta | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention 1 (base: control) | 4.175 | 1.267 | 0.118 | 0.001 |
Age | − 0.157 | 0.062 | − 0.106 | 0.012 |
Sex (base: male) | 1.161 | 1.272 | 0.033 | 0.36 |
Education [year] | − 0.311 | 0.160 | − 0.082 | 0.05 |
Daily medicine (base: none) | − 8.658 | 1.581 | − 0.213 | < 0.001 |
Income (base: Below 200 USD/month) | ||||
200–400 USD / month | − 0.315 | 1.474 | − 0.008 | 0.83 |
400–600 USD / month | − 4.388 | 3.093 | − 0.052 | 0.157 |
600–800 USD / month | 1.401 | 7.129 | 0.007 | 0.84 |
Mean blood pressure at pre test | 1.090 | 0.052 | 0.776 | < 0.001 |
Intervention 2 (base: control) | − 1.471 | 1.173 | − 0.044 | 0.21 |
Age | − 0.184 | 0.053 | − 0.141 | 0.001 |
Sex (base: male) | − 0.582 | 1.203 | − 0.018 | 0.63 |
Education [year] | − 0.175 | 0.151 | − 0.049 | 0.25 |
Daily medicine (base: none) | − 11.544 | 1.509 | − 0.300 | < 0.001 |
Income (base: under 200 USD/month) | ||||
200–400 USD / month | − 2.210 | 1.383 | − 0.062 | 0.111 |
400–600 USD / month | − 7.665 | 3.063 | − 0.091 | 0.013 |
600–800 USD / month | − 0.248 | 6.661 | − 0.001 | 0.97 |
Mean blood pressure at pre test | 1.055 | 0.050 | 0.785 | < 0.001 |