Urinary sodium-to-potassium ratio associates with hypertension and current disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Multivariate logistic analysis for the factors associated with hypertension

Variables	OR	95% CI	P value
Age (1 year)	1.09	1.08–1.13	< 0.001
Urinary Na/K ratio (1)	1.34	1.13–1.57	< 0.001
Sex (male = 1, female = 0)	1.56	0.70–3.47	0.27
Current smoking (+)	0.71	0.20–2.48	0.59

Results of multivariate logistic regression regarding the presence of hypertension in RA patients. We constructed dummy variables as follows: 0 = without hypertension and 1 = with hypertension, and logistic analysis was carried out with potential confounders including age, sex, and current smoking status
Abbreviations: RA rheumatoid arthritis, OR odds ratio

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