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Table 2 Results of generalized estimating equations

From: Major inducing factors of hypertensive complications and the interventions required to reduce their prevalence: an epidemiological study of hypertension in a rural population in China

 

Coefficient

Standard error

z

P

Cons_1

-7.27491

0.8533082

-8.53

0

Cons_2

-8.921791

0.8670381

-10.29

0

Cons_3

-8.253619

0.8607792

-9.59

0

Cons_4

-10.71109

0.8952318

-11.96

0

Female (vs. male)

1.389162

0.1959131

7.09

0

Age

0.0532048

0.0079643

6.68

0

BMI

-0.114449

0.009973

-1.15

0.251

Joining NRCMS (vs. not joining)

-0.009856

0.1041018

-0.09

0.925

Daily smoking (vs. not smoking)

<10 cigarettes

0.6989892

0.1490481

4.69

0

10-20 cigarettes

1.880096

0.1982579

9.48

0

21-30 cigarettes

4.164752

0.2797552

14.89

0

31-40 cigarettes

5.027749

0.3877939

12.97

0

>40 cigarettes

5.423671

0.4484097

12.1

0

Daily alcohol intake (vs. not drinking)

<50 mL

-0.144686

0.1352986

-1.07

0.285

50-100 mL

0.0492849

0.1462375

0.34

0.736

>100-150 mL

0.2496853

0.371617

0.67

0.502

>150-200 mL

0.9168573

0.4639914

1.98

0.048

>200 mL

0.1791324

0.870807

0.21

0.837

Number of years of schooling

-0.077254

0.0313048

-2.47

0.014

Financial capacity

-0.213526

0.0570027

-3.75

0

Awareness of hypertension

1.545984

0.1657462

9.33

0

Understanding the danger due to hypertension

-0.585789

0.1877989

-3.12

0.002

Treatment of hypertension

-0.052023

0.1910931

-0.27

0.785

Control of hypertension

-1.67305

0.3589172

-4.66

0

  1. _1 Brain damage
  2. _2 Heart damage
  3. _3 Kidney damage
  4. _4 Other
  5. NRCMS: New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme, BMI: body mass index