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Table 3 Odds ratios (OR) and 95 % confidence interval (CI) for mental distress classified by hypertension status in relation to estimated salt intake level tertiles

From: Salt intake and mental distress among rural community-dwelling Japanese men

 

Estimated daily salt intake tertiles

P for trend

1SD increment in estimated daily salt intake (2.0 g/day)

T1 (low)

T2

T3 (high)

No. at risk

338

338

338

  

Mental distress with hypertension

     

 No. of cases (percentage)

26 (7.7)

21 (6.2)

12 (3.6)

  

 Age-adjusted OR

1.00

0.80 (0.44–1.45)

0.45 (0.22–0.90)

0.025

0.76 (0.58–0.99)

 Multivariable OR

1.00

0.86 (0.46–1.60)

0.46 (0.22–0.96)

0.045

0.77 (0.58–1.03)

Mental distress without hypertension

     

 No. of cases (percentage)

19 (5.6)

8 (2.4)

11 (3.3)

  

 Age-adjusted OR

1.00

0.40 (0.17–0.93)

0.53 (0.25–1.14)

0.082

0.67 (0.48–0.94)

 Multivariable OR

1.00

0.42 (0.17–1.05)

0.48 (0.20–1.16)

0.090

0.69 (0.47–1.02)

  1. Multivariable OR: adjusted further for body mass index, systolic blood pressure, antihypertensive medication use, thyroid disease, alcohol consumption, stroking status, AST, triglycerides. HDI-cholesterol, HbAlc, antidiabetic medication use, and GFR. The median values of estimated daily salt intake tertiles were 7.0, 8.8, and 10.8 g/day