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Table 2 Association between blood pressure and capillary glucose with other risk factors for cardiovascular disease in truckers

From: Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among truck drivers in the South of Brazil

 

Blood pressure

 

Glucose

 
 

ORbIC 95%

p1

 

ORbIC 95%

p1

Abnormal AC

  

<0,001

  

<0,001

No

5/104

1,0 ( - )

 

1/104

1,0 ( - )

 

Yes

107/145

55,8 (14,7 - 211,7)

 

40/145

39,2 (4,6 - 335,5)

 

Years of study

  

0,034

  

0,002

8 years

70/172

1,0 ( - )

 

20/172

1,0 ( - )

 

>8 years

43/78

1,8 (1,04 - 3,07)

 

21/78

2,8 (1,4 - 5,5)

 

BMI

  

<0,001

  

<0,001

Eutrophy

6/52

1,0 ( - )

 

1/52

1,0 ( - )

 

Overweight

46/123

4,6 (1,8 - 12,0)

 

16/123

7,6 (0,9 - 61,3)

 

Obesity grade I

47/60

27,7 (6,7 - 114,1)

 

12/60

12,8 (1,4 - 112,2)

 

Obesity grade II or III

14/15

107,3 (3,9 - 2.979,0)

 

12/15

204 (3,2 - 13.150)

 

Physical activity

  

<0,001

  

0,006

No

97/182

3,7 (1,9 - 7,2)

 

37/182

4,1 (1,4 - 12,2)

 

Yes

16/68

1,0 ( - )

 

4/68

1 (-)

 

CVD family history

  

0,005

  

0,608

No

71/179

1,0 ( - )

 

28/179

1,0 ( - )

 

Yes

42/71

2,2 (1,2 - 3,9)

 

13/71

1,2 (0,6 - 2,5)

 

Age

  

0,006a

  

0,044a

Normal

40,4 ± 10,1

  

41,3 ± 10,0

  

Abnormal

44,0 ± 9,7

  

45,0 ± 9,8

  
  1. 1Chi- Square test.
  2. at test.
  3. bOR – Odds Ratio.
  4. IC 95% - Confidence interval 95%.
  5. AC – abdominal circumference.
  6. BMI – Body Mass Index.
  7. CVD – cardiovascular disease.