Table 4 Multiple linear regression analysis with diastolic blood pressure as dependent variable

PD ≥ 4 mm-unadjusted

0.33

0.98

0.008

1.69 – 10-69

-Adjusted for

 BMI-sds

0.36

2.29

0.005

11.29 – 2.11

 Age

0.33

2.26

0.008

1.69 – 10.73

 Gender

0.33

2.26

0.009

1.59 – 10.61

 Mother’s country of birth

0.32

2.38

0.013

1.36 – 10.87

 BOP >25%

0.35

2.39

0.008

1.74 – 11.31

 Leptin (ng/ml)

0.43

2.60

0.005

2.48 – 12.93

 MCP-1 (pg/ml)

0.37

2.53

0.009

1.85 – 11.99

 TSH (mlU/l)

0.37

2.37

0.005

2.17 – 11.67

 IL-6 (pg/ml)

0.46

2.77

0.002

3.49 – 14.60

 IL-8 (pg/ml)

0.35

2.41

0.008

0.81 – 11.47

 Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

0.31

2.23

0.012

1.31 – 10.25

PD ≥ 4 mm adjusted for BMI-sds, age, gender, mother’s country of birth, BOP > 25%, leptin, MCP-1, TSH, IL-6, IL-8 and cholesterol

0.48

3.18

0.007

2.68 – 15.67