Table 5: Coefficients of linear regression, confidence intervals and p-values for Body Mass Index (BMI) of older women, according to independent variables, Viçosa, MG, 2009.

β CI95% Adjusted β CI95% p-value
Age
-0.005 -0.008 to -0.002 -0.006 -0.009 to -0.003 0.000
Diabetes
No 0 - *
Yes 0.052 0.005 to 0.100
Hypertension
No 0 - - - 0.002
Yes 0.091 0.038 to 0.143 0.08 0.029 to 0.131
Musculoskeletal diseases
No 0 - - - 0
Yes 0.032 0.054 to 0.141 0.083 0.040 to 0.126
Dyslipidemia
No 0 - *
Yes 0.097 -0.013 to 0.141

β: univariated regression coeficiente; Adjusted β: multivariate regression coefficient; *Variables that did not remain in the regression model.