Table 2 Multivariate regression model: associations between resting heart rate and demographic, socioeconomic, and biomedical variables (n = 516, R2 = 0.252)
β Coefficient [95 % CI] | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 2.43 [0.37, 4.48] | 0.021 |
Age | −0.14 [−0.24, −0.05] | 0.004 | |
Ethnicity | Aboriginal | -- | -- |
Torres Strait Islander | −6.4 [−9.17, −3.62] | <0.001 | |
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | −2.43 [−5.93, 1.07] | 0.173 | |
Smoking Status | Current Smoker | 3.48 [1.29, 5.67] | 0.002 |
Times Moved in Last Five Years | 0 | -- | -- |
1–5 | −1.09 [−3.23, 1.04] | 0.314 | |
6+ | 2.11 [−3.04, 7.26] | 0.421 | |
Housing Tenure | Own or being purchased | -- | -- |
Rent or other tenure | 1.22 [−1.90, 4.34] | 0.443 | |
Highest Year of School Completed | Primary school or never went | 7.57 [3.31, 11.84] | 0.001 |
Year 7–9 | 4.01 [0.66, 7.36] | 0.019 | |
Year 10 or equivalent | 2.23 [−0.52, 4.98] | 0.111 | |
Year 12 or equivalent | -- | -- | |
Highest Qualification | No post-school qualification | 1.35 [−3.00, 5.71] | 0.542 |
Trade/certificate/apprentice | 1.30 [−3.22, 5.83] | 0.572 | |
University degree or higher | -- | -- | |
Not Reported | −3.50 [−15.68, 8.68] | 0.572 | |
Equivalised Income | $1–199 | −0.88 [−5.04, 3.28] | 0.678 |
$200–499 | −0.23 [−3.42, 2.95] | 0.886 | |
$500+ | -- | -- | |
Not Reported | −0.57 [−3.68, 2.55] | 0.721 | |
Employment | Fully Employed | -- | -- |
Not fully employed and has worked | −0.34 [−2.82, 2.15] | 0.790 | |
Not fully employed and has never worked | 1.21 [−4.10, 6.52] | 0.654 | |
Not Reported | −3.49 [−7.97, 1.00] | 0.127 | |
HbA1c (%) | 1.23 [0.60, 1.86] | <0.001 | |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 0.27 [0.17, 0.37] | <0.001 | |
Urine ACR (mg/mmol) | 0.20 [−0.40, 0.80] | 0.515 | |
mGFR (mls/min/1.73 m2) | >90 | -- | -- |
60–89 | −3.12 [−5.95, −0.29] | 0.031 | |
30–59 | 0.46 [−3.85, 4.77] | 0.834 | |
<30 | −2.39 [−8.28, 3.50] | 0.426 | |