Table 2 Multiple linear regression model: number of errors made during BP self-measurements associated with patient characteristics (reference group indicated in italics)
From: The quality of patients’ self-blood pressure measurements: a cross-sectional study
Patient characteristics | Beta | b | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Comparison | |||
Gender | ||||
Female | Male | − 0.147 | − 0.387 | 0.179 |
Education | ||||
1st–3rd EQF level | 4th–6th EQF level | − 0.106 | − 0.287 | 0.331 |
7th–8th EQF level | − 0.076 | − 0.224 | 0.493 | |
Place of living | ||||
Village or town of less than 50,000 inhabitants | City of more than 50,000 inhabitants | 0.188 | 0.521 | 0.093 |
Family history of hypertension | ||||
No | Yes | − 0.056 | − 0.148 | 0.606 |
Chronic comorbidities | ||||
No | Yes | − 0.010 | − 0.028 | 0.924 |
Type of sphygmomanometer | ||||
Aneroid | Upper arm automatic | − 0.366 | − 0.977 | 0.020 |
Upper arm semi-automatic | − 0.106 | − 0.531 | 0.421 | |
Wrist | − 0.414 | − 1.381 | 0.007 | |
Age | − 0.109 | − 0.014 | 0.348 | |
Time of hypertension diagnosis | 0.157 | 0.024 | 0.153 | |
BMI | − 0.045 | − 0.012 | 0.700 | |