From: Salt intake and mental distress among rural community-dwelling Japanese men
Parameters | Estimated daily salt intake tertiles | P for trend | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
T1 (low) | T2 | T3 (high) | ||
No. at risk | 338 | 338 | 338 | |
Age, year | 65.6 ± 10.2 | 65.4 ± 10.1 | 64.3 ± 10.0 | |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 23.0 | 23.4 | 24.1 | <0.001 |
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 132 | 136 | 137 | <0.001 |
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 79 | 82 | 82 | 0.003 |
Antihypertensive medication use, % | 40.2 | 38.7 | 36.8 | 0.640 |
Thyroid disease, % | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.813 |
Current drinker, % | 75.4 | 77.5 | 85.3 | 0.002 |
Current smoker, % | 26.4 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 0.012 |
Serum aspartate transaminase (AST), IU/L | 26 | 25 | 25 | 0.226 |
Serum triglycerides, mg/dl | 115 | 125 | 129 | 0.141 |
Serum HDL-cholesterol, mg/dl | 56 | 54 | 56 | 0.184 |
HbA1C, % | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.363 |
Antidiabetic medication use, % | 9.1 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 0.164 |
Glomerular filtration rate (GFR), mL/min/1.73 m2 | 68.1 | 69.7 | 74.1 | <0.001 |
Kessler 6 score | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.151 |