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. 2017 May 30;125(5):057007. doi: 10.1289/EHP659

Table 2.

Generalized linear latent and mixed models for systolic and diastolic blood pressure per 100mgNa/L lower water salinity.

Blood pressure Model 1: Adjusted for age and sex Model 2: Adjusted for age, sex, physical activity, smoking, BMI Model 3: Adjusted for multiple confoundersa
Difference in BP p-Value 95% CI Difference in BP p-Value 95% CI Difference in BP p-Value 95% CI
Systolic                  
100mgNa/L decrease (All) 0.89 <0.001 1.14/0.64 0.92 <0.001 1.16/0.68 0.95 <0.001 1.20/0.71
 Women 0.90 <0.001 1.25/0.55 0.96 <0.001 1.29/0.63 0.97 <0.001 1.30/0.63
 Men 0.93 <0.001 1.28/0.58 0.92 <0.001 1.27/0.58 0.90 <0.001 1.25/0.55
Diastolic                  
100mgNa/L decrease (All) 0.45 <0.001 0.64/0.26 0.47 <0.001 0.66/0.28 0.57 <0.001 0.76/0.38
 Women 0.38 0.006 0.66/0.11 0.44 0.001 0.71/0.17 0.55 <0.001 0.82/0.28
 Men 0.49 <0.001 0.76/0.23 0.51 <0.001 0.77/0.25 0.60 <0.001 0.87/0.33

Note: Covers baseline, follow-up 1, and follow-up 2 measurements for each participant; one random effect per person, village, and subdistrict. BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; CI, confidence interval.

a

Adjusted for age; sex; physical activity; smoking status; BMI; maximum daily temperature; underlying disease; marital status; religion; number household members; education; use of paan, hukka, and gul; water treatment; dietary salt intake; socioeconomic status; exposure to insecticides and chemical manure; and important changes in life.