Table 3.
Association between protein intake and blood pressure.
| Unadjusted β (95% CI) | Adjusted * β (95% CI) | Unadjusted β (95% CI) | Adjusted * β (95% CI) | Unadjusted β (95% CI) | Adjusted * β (95% CI) | Unadjusted β (95% CI) | Adjusted * β (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPB, mmHg | |||||||||||
| ≤0.42 g/kg of BW | 1.0 (Reference) | 1.0 (Reference) | ≤0.79 g/kg of BW | 1.0 (Reference) | 1.0 (Reference) | 0.80−0.99 g/kg of BW | 1.0 (Reference) | 1.0 (Reference) | Protein intake g/kg of BW | −1.546 (−4.431, 1.339) | −2.031 (−9.593, 5.531) |
| ≥0.71 g/kg of BW | −0.227 (−0.667, 0.212) | −0.284 (−1.332, 0.764) | ≥1.00 g/kg of BW | −0.427 (−1.705, 0.851) | 1.031 (−1.488, 3.549) | ≥1.00 g/kg of BW | −0.183 (−1.149, 0.782) | 0.287 (−0.891, 1.464) | |||
| DBP, mmHg | |||||||||||
| ≤0.42 g/kg of BW | 1.0 (Reference) | 1.0 (Reference) | ≤0.79 g/kg of BW | 1.0 (Reference) | 1.0 (Reference) | 0.80−0.99 g/kg of BW | 1.0 (Reference) | 1.0 (Reference) | Protein intake, g/kg of BW | −3.661 (−5.380, −1.943) | −4.925 (−9.455, −0.394) |
| ≥0.71 g/kg of BW | −0.437 (−0.696, −0.178) | −0.236 (−0.864, 0.392) | ≥1.00 g/kg of BW | −1.259 (−2.025, −0.494) | 3.258 (−0.009, 6.525) | ≥1.00 g/kg of BW | −0.838 (−1.417, −0.259) | −0.168 (−0.877, 0.542) |
* Models were adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, energy intake, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, physical activity, active smoking, and antihypertensive therapy. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index, BW, body weight, CI, confidence interval, DBP, diastolic blood pressure, SPB, systolic blood pressure.