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. 2019 Oct 16;8(21):e013287. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.119.013287

Table 5.

Association Between Tertiles of Urinary Sodium (Na) and Blood Pressure After Excluding Participants With Self‐Reported Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, and Chronic Kidney Disease From the Pooled Data

Measurement Methods Systolic Blood Pressure Diastolic Blood Pressure
Tertile 1 Tertile 2 βa (95% CI) Tertile 3 βa (95% CI) Tertile 1 Tertile 2 βa (95% CI) Tertile 3 βa (95% CI)
Estimated daily Na+ from first morning urine sample (N=603)
Unadjusted Ref 0.36 (−1.24, 1.97) 0.59 (−2.00, 3.18) Ref 0.27 (−0.19, 0.74 0.28 (−1.62, 2.17)
Adjusted for visit, age, sex, and BMI Ref 0.04 (−0.87, 0.95) −0.76 (−2.70, 1.18) Ref 0.04 (−0.91, 0.98) −0.33 (−0.91, 0.98)
Full adjusted modelb Ref 0.13 (−0.99, 1.25) −0.74 (−2.72, 1.23) Ref 0.01 (−0.94, 0.96) −0.43 (−1.22, 0.37)
Estimated daily Na+ from second morning urine sample (N=678)
Unadjusted Ref 2.92 (0.61, 5.2) 3.01 (−0.32, 6.33) Ref 1.42 (−0.14, 2.98) 1.16 (−1.10, 3.42)
Adjusted for visit, age, sex, and BMI Ref 3.07 (0.61, 5.52) 2.48 (−0.58, 5.54) Ref 1.43 (−0.35, 3.20) 0.89 (−0.83, 2.62)
Full adjusted modelb Ref 3.07 (0.66, 5.47) 2.54 (−0.43, 5.51) Ref 1.36 (−0.36, 3.08) 0.87 (−0.77, 2.51)
Measured 24 h urinary Na+ (N=672)
Unadjusted Ref 0.90 (−1.99, 3.79) 0.47 (−2.36, 3.32) Ref −0.16 (−1.72, 1.40) −0.15 (−1.86, 1.57)
Adjusted for visit, age, sex, and BMI Ref 1.04 (−2.18, 4.26) 0.73 (−2.23, 3.02) Ref −0.17 (−1.85, 1.52) −0.30 (−2.02, 1.42)
Full adjusted modelb Ref 0.96 (−2.14, 4.07) 0.94 (−1.84, 3.72) Ref −0.17 (−1.85, 1.51) −0.24 (−2.03, 1.56)
Complete measured 24 h urinary Na+ (N=546)
Unadjusted Ref 1.17 (−1.52, 3.86) 0.54 (−1.73, 2.81) Ref 0.09 (−1.35, 1.53) −0.10 (−1.24, 1.04)
Adjusted for visit, age, sex, and BMI Ref 1.82 (−1.38, 5.03) 1.26 (−1.46, 3.98) Ref 0.24 (−1.35, 1.84) −0.10 (−1.31, 1.10)
Full adjusted modelb Ref 1.71 (−1.20, 4.63) 1.35 (−1.21, 3.91) Ref 0.28 (−1.22, 1.79) −0.03 (−1.23, 1.17)

First morning void was collected on the second day and vice versa. Estimated daily Na+ from first morning urine; tertile 1: <110 mmol/d, tertile 2: ≥110 to <129 mmol/d; tertile 3: ≥129 to 322 mmol/d. Estimated daily Na+ from second morning urine; tertile 1: <112.5 mmol/d, tertile 2: ≥112.5 to <131.9 mmol/d; tertile 3: ≥131.9 to 333 mmol/d. Measured 24 h urinary Na+; tertile 1: <96.2 mmol/d, tertile 2: ≥96.2 to <152.1 mmol/d; tertile 3: ≥152.1 to 468 mmol/d. BMI indicates body mass index.

a

Refers to differences in mean blood pressure (in mm Hg) of participants compared with reference category, obtained from linear regression.

Model adjusted for visit, age, sex, BMI, physical activities and smoking status, alcohol consumption, sleep hours, religion, and household wealth.