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The relationship between psychosocial\u2010demographic factors and central BP measures was assessed using forward stepwise linear regression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Age (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.25, 95% CI 0.10\u20130.40) and BMI (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.77, 95% CI 0.39\u20131.16) were associated with an increased central systolic BP (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Age (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.17, 95% CI 0.06\u20130.28) and BMI (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.38, 95% CI 0.13\u20130.62) were also associated with an increased central PP (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Other psychosocial\u2010demographic factors such as non\u2010engagement in the workforce due to disability, smoking, alcohol use, mental health disorders, history of chronic disease, employment, and educational attainment were not associated with increased central BP.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among the various psychosocial\u2010demographic CVD risk factors assessed in our study, traditional risk factors age and BMI were significant predictors of central BP in resettled refugees.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/ajhb.70174","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,16]],"date-time":"2025-12-16T06:45:40Z","timestamp":1765867540000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["A Pilot Study Exploring Biobehavioral, 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