Table 3.
Partial correlation coefficients (r) between adiposity measures and log-aldosterone to renin ratio, log-aldosterone and log-renin, adjusted for cardiovascular risk factors
| Log-renin | Log-aldosterone | Log-aldosterone: renin ratio | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | P-value | r | P-value | r | P-value | |
| SAT | ||||||
| Multivariable-adjusted | 0.03 | 0.1 | -0.01 | 0.7 | 0.04 | 0.1 |
| VAT | ||||||
| Multivariable-adjusted | 0.03 | 0.2 | -0.03 | 0.2 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| Multivariable-adjusted + BMI | 0.03 | 0.1 | -0.03 | 0.2 | 0.05 | 0.04 |
| Multivariable-adjusted + SAT | 0.02 | 0.4 | -0.03 | 0.2 | 0.03 | 0.1 |
| BMI | ||||||
| Multivariable-adjusted | 0.01 | 0.7 | -0.01 | 0.8 | 0.01 | 0.6 |
| Multivariable-adjusted + VAT | 0.01 | 0.8 | -0.01 | 0.6 | 0.01 | 0.6 |
| Waist circumference | ||||||
| Multivariable-adjusted | 0.04 | 0.06 | -0.02 | 0.4 | 0.05 | 0.04 |
| Multivariable-adjusted + VAT | 0.03 | 0.2 | 0.01 | 0.7 | 0.02 | 0.4 |
*Multivariable-adjusted for age, sex, diabetes, systolic blood pressure, hypertension treatment, HDL-cholesterol, log triglycerides, menopause status, hormone replacement therapy and current smoking.