31 July 2024 : Clinical Research
Blood Pressure Trends, Demographic Data, Workload, and Lifestyle Factors Among Nurses in the Subcarpathian Region of Poland: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
Anna Bartosiewicz




DOI: 10.12659/MSM.945148
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e945148
Table 5 Predictors of hypertension – multiple logistic regression.
Trait | n | HT | OR | 95% CI | p | ||
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Age | [years] | – | – | 1.045 | 1.016 | 1.075 | 0.002* |
More than one full-time job | No | 355 | 52 | 1 | Ref. | ||
Yes | 272 | 58 | 1.864 | 1.169 | 2.974 | 0.009* | |
Education level | Basic nursing education | 187 | 40 | 1 | Ref. | ||
Bachelor | 165 | 34 | 1.506 | 0.831 | 2.728 | 0.177 | |
MSc | 275 | 36 | 1.186 | 0.651 | 2.16 | 0.578 | |
BMI | [kg/m] | – | – | 1.113 | 1.061 | 1.168 | <0.001* |
WHR | Android type | 377 | 90 | 1 | Ref. | ||
Gynoid type | 250 | 20 | 0.673 | 0.364 | 1.243 | 0.205 | |
White bread | Once a week or more often | 511 | 98 | 1 | Ref. | ||
A few times a month or never | 116 | 12 | 0.427 | 0.211 | 0.866 | 0.018* | |
Red meat, sausages, etc. | Other frequency | 519 | 99 | 1 | Ref. | ||
Once a week | 108 | 11 | 0.366 | 0.18 | 0.743 | 0.005* | |
Cottage cheese | Other frequency | 403 | 85 | 1 | Ref. | ||
2–4 times a week | 224 | 25 | 0.497 | 0.291 | 0.849 | 0.011* | |
Sweets and salty snacks | Other frequency | 493 | 96 | 1 | Ref. | ||
Once a week | 134 | 14 | 0.342 | 0.176 | 0.662 | 0.001* | |
Fast-food products | 2–4 times a week or more often | 90 | 26 | 1 | Ref. | ||
Once a week | 62 | 11 | 0.651 | 0.268 | 1.577 | 0.341 | |
A few times a month or never | 475 | 73 | 0.544 | 0.297 | 0.999 | 0.05* | |
* Statistically significant relationship (p – multiple logistic regression; – number; OR – odds ratio; CI – confidence interval; OR (95% CI) – odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval; HT – hypertension; BMI – body mass index; WHR – waist hip ratio. |