Table 5 ORs (95% CIs) of Hypertension when plasma markers used as continuous variables.

From: The relationship between Plasma Markers and Essential Hypertension in Middle-aged and Elderly Chinese Population: A Community Based Cross-sectional Study

Biomarkers

Entire population

Men

Women

OR

95% CI

P

OR

95% CI

P

OR

95% CI

P

hs-CRP (mg/L)

0.997

0.98–1.01

0.681

1.00

0.98–1.02

0.985

0.99

0.97–1.02

0.460

HCY (µmol/L)

1.02

1.01–1.04

0.010

1.03

1.01–1.05

0.008

1.01

1.00–1.04

0.038

NT-proBNP (ng/mL)

1.00

1.00–1.00

0.669

1.00

1.00–1.00

0.963

1.04

1.02–1.06

0.001

25-OHD (nmol/L)

1.00

0.99–1.01

0.887

1.00

0.99–1.02

0.783

1.00

0.98–1.01

0.545

HBA1C (%)

1.24

1.12–1.36

<0.001

1.23

1.07–1.43

0.005

1.25

1.10–1.43

0.001

hs-TnT (ng/L)

1.00

0.99–1.01

0.984

1.00

0.99–1.01

0.745

0.99

0.97–1.02

0.438

SUA (µmol/L)

1.00

1.00–1.00

0.350

1.00

1.00–1.00

0.900

1.00

1.00–1.00

0.380

  1. OR indicates odds ratio; CI, Confidence Interval; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; HbAC1, Glycosylated hemoglobin; NT-proBNP, N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide; 25OHD, 25-Hydroxyvitamin D; hs-TnT, high-sensitivity Troponin T.
  2. Adjusted for Age and gender, cigarette status, Alcohol use, physical activity, and BMI, total serum cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, LDL-C, triglycerides, creatinine, and Diabetes Mellitus.