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. 2017 Mar 5;9(3):235. doi: 10.3390/nu9030235

Table 4.

Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for hypertension according to 24 h estimated urinary factors obtained with Tanaka and Kawasaki formulas in sample 2.

Urinary Factors
T1 T2 T3 p-Trend
Tanaka Formula
24HUNa (mEq/day) 127.8 ± 16.8 1 163.4 ± 8.3 205.8 ± 29.7
Model 1 3 1.00 (ref.) 1.08 (0.89–1.30) 2 1.59 (1.33–1.91) <0.0001
Model 2 4 1.00 (ref.) 0.93 (0.76–1.13) 1.21 (1.00–1.48) 0.037
24HUK (mEq/day) 33.8 ± 3.4 42.6 ± 2.5 55.6 ± 9.1
Model 1 1.00 (ref.) 0.96 (0.79–1.15) 1.19 (0.99–1.43) 0.037
Model 2 1.00 (ref.) 0.79 (0.65–0.97) 0.89 (0.72–1.10) 0.400
24HUNa-K ratio 3.0 ± 0.4 3.8 ± 0.2 4.8 ± 0.5
Model 1 1.00 (ref.) 0.94 (0.79–1.13) 1.14 (0.95–1.36) 0.161
Model 2 1.00 (ref.) 0.96 (0.79–1.18) 1.22 (0.99–1.49) 0.056
Kawasaki Formula
24HUNa (mEq/day) 158.0 ± 25.2 213.8 ± 13.5 286.4 ± 53.7
Model 1 1.00 (ref.) 1.22 (1.01–1.47) 1.57 (1.31–1.89) <0.0001
Model 2 1.00 (ref.) 1.07 (0.88–1.31) 1.27 (1.04–1.55) 0.014
24HUK (mEq/day) 41.8 ± 4.6 54.0 ± 3.4 73.3 ± 14.4
Model 1 1.00 (ref.) 0.99 (0.82–1.20) 1.14 (0.95–1.37) 0.125
Model 2 1.00 (ref.) 0.85 (0.70–1.05) 0.88 (0.71–1.09) 0.302
24HUNa-K ratio 2.9 ± 0.5 3.9 ± 0.3 5.2 ± 0.7
Model 1 1.00 (ref.) 1.06 (0.89–1.27) 1.20 (1.00–1.44) 0.046
Model 2 1.00 (ref.) 1.11 (0.91–1.35) 1.27 (1.04–1.56) 0.022

T, tertile; 24HUNa, 24 h urinary Na; 24HUK, 24 h urinary K; 24HUNa-K Ratio, 24 h urinary Na-K ratio. 1 Mean ± standard deviation. 2 OR (95% CIs). 3 Model 1 was adjusted for age and sex. 4 Model 2 was adjusted for age, sex, BMI, energy intake, smoking status, regular exercise status, chronic disease prevalence status, recruitment area, and household income.