Table 2.

Association between RC and hypertension, T2DM, and their coexistence in NHANES 2005–2018 (N = 17,749)

	Unadjusted		Adjusted Model 1		Adjusted Model 2		Adjusted Model 3
	OR (95% CI)	P value	OR (95% CI)	P value	OR (95% CI)	P value	OR (95% CI)	P value
Raw data with missing values
Hypertension	3.829(3.321,4.415)	< 0.001	2.601(2.252,3.004)	< 0.001	2.697(2.317,3.139)	< 0.001	1.068(1.063,1.073)	< 0.001
T2DM	4.158(3.603,4.798)	< 0.001	3.342(2.817,3.964)	< 0.001	3.557(2.950,4.288)	< 0.001	2.259(1.797,2.838)	< 0.001
Hypertension &T2DM	4.107(3.478,4.849)	< 0.001	3.449(2.821,4.217)	< 0.001	3.787(3.045,4.710)	< 0.001	2.362(1.834,3.041)	< 0.001
Multiple Imputation based on mice
Hypertension	3.829(3.321,4.415)	< 0.001	2.601(2.252,3.004)	< 0.001	2.914(2.526,3.362)	< 0.001	1.866(1.594,2.186)	< 0.001
T2DM	4.158(3.603,4.798)	< 0.001	3.342(2.817,3.964)	< 0.001	3.594(3.002,4.304)	< 0.001	2.466(2.030,2.996)	< 0.001
Hypertension & T2DM	4.107(3.478,4.849)	< 0.001	3.449(2.821,4.217)	< 0.001	3.900(3.171,4.797)	< 0.001	2.661(2.148,3.297)	< 0.001
Unit replaced with mg/dL
Hypertension	1.035(1.032,1.039)	< 0.001	1.025(1.021,1.029)	< 0.001	1.026(1.022,1.030)	< 0.001	1.014(1.010,1.019)	< 0.001
T2DM	1.038(1.034,1.041)	< 0.001	1.032(1.027,1.036)	< 0.001	1.033(1.028,1.038)	< 0.001	1.021(1.015,1.027)	< 0.001
Hypertension & T2DM	1.037(1.033,1.042)	< 0.001	1.033(1.027,1.038)	< 0.001	1.035(1.029,1.041)	< 0.001	1.022(1.016,1.029)	< 0.001

Notes: Model 1 was adjusted by age and sex; Model 2 was adjusted by age, sex, race, education, marital status, and PIR; Model 3 was additionally adjusted by smoking, alcohol, BMI levels, HEI, DII, and waist

Abbreviations: T2DM Type 2 diabetes, RC Remnant cholesterol, OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval