Table 4 Adjusted regression coefficient (95% CI) for the association of blood pressure groups with depression, anxiety, and stress according to sex.

From: Blood pressure status, quality of life, and emotional states in adults with different disease awareness and treatment adherence

 

Male (n = 1148)

Female (n = 1301)

β*(95% CI)

P-value

β (95% CI)

P-value

Depression

Commitment to treatment

0.22 (−1.02, 1.47)

0.724

0.84 (−0.57, 2.24)

0.245

Non-commitment to treatment

2.49 (−0.20, 5.17)

0.069

4.65 (0.42, 8.87)

0.031

Undiagnosed hypertension

0.22 (−1.08, 1.53)

0.737

−0.91 (−3.07, 1.24)

0.406

Anxiety

Commitment to treatment

0.37 (−0.79, 1.54)

0.528

1.44 (0.17, 2.72)

0.027

Non-commitment to treatment

1.58 (−0.93, 4.08)

0.217

3.75 (−0.10, 7.48)

0.054

Undiagnosed hypertension

0.07 (−1.15, 1.29)

0.916

0.63 (−1.32, 2.58)

0.527

Stress

Commitment to treatment

0.88 (−0.84, 2.59)

0.315

0.87 (−0.82, 2.56)

0.311

Non-commitment to treatment

2.08 (−1.61, 5.77)

0.268

5.67 (0.59, 10.75)

0.029

Undiagnosed hypertension

0.49 (−1.31, 2.28)

0.595

−2.11 (−4.70, 0.48)

0.110

  1. Models are adjusted for age, BMI, chronic disease, occupation, education, marital status, smoking, and physical activity.
  2. CI confidence interval.
  3. *β represents the difference in the mean value of the DASS score for each blood pressure group compared to the normotensive.
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