Table 5 Sensitivity analysis of associations between PFDeA (ng/mL) and hypertension.

From: Association of PFDeA exposure with hypertension (NHANES, 2013–2018)

 

Non-Hispanic

Hispanic

P inter

OR (95% CI) P

OR (95% CI) P

Restricted to adult participants who did not take antihypertensive drugs (N = 3434)

 

1.6 (1.2, 2.0) < 0.01

1.0 (0.5, 1.9) 0.88

0.04

Using 130/80 mmHg to define hypertension (N = 4561)

 

1.4 (1.1, 1.7) < 0.01

1.0 (0.7, 1.4) 0.95

0.04

  1. Model 1: Not adjusted.
  2. Model 2: Adjusted for sex and age.
  3. Model 3: Adjusted for sex, age, education level, ratio of family income to the poverty line, BMI, smoking, diabetes, ALT, AST, creatinine, UA, and HDL.
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