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. 2022 Oct 7;13:1017177. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1017177

Table 3.

Association of plasma aldosterone concentration with risk of composite outcomes.

PAC Crude model Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
HR (95%CI) P value HR (95%CI) P value HR (95%CI) P value HR (95%CI) P value
Tertile 1 Reference Reference Reference Reference
Tertile 2 1.35 (1.04-1.75) 0.027 1.33 (1.02-1.74) 0.033 1.33 (1.02-1.73) 0.037 1.36 (1.04-1.78) 0.023
Tertile 3 1.86 (1.45-2.38) < 0.001 1.76 (1.36-2.29) < 0.001 1.76 (1.36-2.28) < 0.001 1.81 (1.39-2.35) < 0.001
P for trend < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001
PAC+1ng/dl 1.02 (1.01-1.03) < 0.001 1.02 (1.01-1.03) 0.016 1.01 (1.01-1.02) 0.019 1.01 (1.00-1.02) 0.009
PAC+5ng/dl 1.10 (1.05-1.15) < 0.001 1.06 (1.02-1.11) 0.016 1.06 (1.01-1.11) 0.019 1.07 (1.02-1.12) 0.009
PAC+10ng/dl 1.20 (1.10-1.32) < 0.001 1.13 (1.02-1.24) 0.016 1.12 (1.02-1.23) 0.019 1.14 (1.03-1.25) 0.009

Model 1: adjusted for age, T2DM at baseline, Duration of hypertension≥5 years, cigarette consumption, alcohol intake, waist circumference, SBP, DBP, eGFR, TG, HDL-C, Lp(a), serum potassium, PRA; Model 2: adjusted for gender, age, BMI, T2DM at baseline, Duration of hypertension≥5 years, cigarette consumption, alcohol intake, AHI≥15, waist circumference, SBP, DBP, eGFR, TC, TG, HDL-C, LDL-C, Lp(a), serum potassium, PRA; Model 3: Model2+ antihypertensive agents, statins, antiplatelet agents, regular CPAP treatment.