Table 4.

Bivariate for angiotensin II levels and associated factors

Risk factor	Angiotensin II categories
	<0.01 (low)	0.01–0.06 (normal)	>0.06 (high)	P value
	Number (%)	Number (%)	Number (%)
Age in years
≤45	32 (23.53)	6 (40.00)	2 (18.18)	0.326
>45	104 (76.47)	9 (60.00)	9 (81.82)
Gender
Male	25 (18.38)	5 (33.33)	1 (9.09)	0.257
Female	111 (81.62)	10 (66.67)	10 (90.91)
Smoking
No	2 (1.47)	0	1 (9.09)	0.111
Stopped	126 (92.65)	12 (80.00)	9 (81.82)
Yes	8 (5.88)	3 (20.00)	1 (9.09)
Alcohol
Yes	30 (22.22)	2 (13.33)	3 (27.27)	0.657
No	105 (77.78)	13 (86.67)	13 (86.67)
Systolic BP
<120	3 (2.21)	0	0	0.930
120–139	10 (7.35)	1 (6.67)	1 (9.09)
140–159	34 (25.00)	2 (13.33)	3 (27.27)
>160	89 (65.44)	12 (80.00)	7 (63.64)
Diastolic BP
<80	22 (16.18)	0	0	0.221
80–89	19 (13.97)	4 (26.67)	2 (18.18)
90–99	24 (17.65)	1 (6.67)	1 (9.09)
≥100	71 (52.21)	10 (66.67)	8 (72.73)
Pulse rate
<60	8 (5.88)	0	0	0.373
61–100	112 (82.35)	15 (100)	9 (81.82)
>100	16 (11.76)	0	2 (18.18)
Salt intake
Yes	56 (41.18)	7 (46.67)	4 (36.36)	0.865
No	80 (58.82)	8 (53.33)	7 (63.64)
Urine sodium (mmol/l)
<20	4(2.99)	3 (20.00)	0	0.007
20–350	130 (97.01)	12 (80.00)	11 (100)
FENa
<1	120 (89.55)	14 (93.33)	7 (70.00)	0.059
1–2	9 (6.72)	0	3 (30.00)
>2	5 (3.73)	1 (6.67)	0
Time since diagnosis
<1 month	11 (8.09)	3 (20.00)	2 (18.18)	0.697
1 to <6 months	8 (5.88)	1 (6.67)	0
6 to <12 months	9 (6.62)	1 (6.67)	1 (9.09)
>1 year	108 (79.41)	10 (66.67)	8 (72.73)
Time off antihypertensives
1 week	45 (36.59)	2 (15.38)	3 (37.50)	0.360
1 to <2 weeks	34 (27.64)	7 (53.35)	1 (12.50)
2 to ≤4 weeks	14 (11.38)	1 (7.69)	2 (25.00)
1 month	11 (8.94)	2 (15.38)	0
>1 month	19 (15.45)	1 (7.69)	2 (25.00)

FENa fraction excretion of urine sodium

The p values in italics indicate factors associated with angiotensin II at α = 0.05