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Table 6 Bivariate analysis for factors associated with metanephrines and normetanephrines

From: Angiotensin II status and sympathetic activation among hypertensive patients in Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Risk factor

Metanephrines

Normetanephrines

Odds (95 % CI)

OR (95 % CI)

p value

Odds (95 % CI)

OR (95 % CI)

p value

Age in years

 ≤45

0.08 (0.02–0.35)

  

0.11 (0.04–0.31)

  

 >45

0.02 (0.00–0.12)

0.20 (0.02–2.37)

0.154

0.15 (0.08–0.26)

1.4 (0.43–4.33)

0.604

Gender

 Male

0.10 (0.02–0.41)

  

0.35 (0.16–0.78)

  

 Female

0.02 (0.00–0.11)

0.16 (0.01–2.00)

0.106

0.10 (0.06–0.18)

0.29 (0.11–0.79)

0.015

Smoking

 No

0.01 (0.00–0.10)

Reference

 

0.11 (0.07–0.19)

Reference

 

 Stopped

0.25 (0.05–1.18)

18.75 (1.53–230.42)

0.022

0.33 (0.09–1.23)

2.93 (0.72–12.03)

0.135

 Yes

0

2.00 (0.18–22.06)

17.6 (1.50–205.82)

0.022

Alcohol

 Yes

0.11 (0.03–0.48)

  

0.21 (0.09–0.50)

  

 No

0.02 (0.00–0.11)

0.14 (0.01–1.69)

0.069

0.13 (0.07–0.22)

0.60 (0.21–1.71)

0.342

Systolic BP

 <120

0

  

0.50 (0.05–5.51)

Reference

 

 120–139

0

  

0

 140–159

0.05 (0.01–0.37)

Reference

 

0.15 (0.06–0.38)

0.29 (0.02–3.87)

0.352

 >160

0.03 (0.01–0.14)

0.67 (0.06–7.88)

0.746

0.15 (0.08–0.26)

0.30 (0.03–3.50)

0.336

Diastolic BP

 <80

0.10 (0.01–0.78)

Reference

 

0.47 (0.19–1.14)

Reference

 

 80–89

0.087 (0.02–0.37)

0.19 (0.03–1.02)

0.053

 90–99

0.04 (0.01–0.30)

0.86 (0.01–0.77)

0.028

 ≥100

0.04 (0.01–0.15)

0.36 (0.03–4.40)

0.426

0.12 (0.07–0.24)

0.27 (0.89–0.83)

0.022

Pulse rate

 <60

0

0.14 (0.02–1.16)

Reference

 

 61–100

0.04 (0.01–0.14)

0.14 (0.09–0.24)

1 (0.12–8.64)

1.00

 >100

0

0.13 (0.03–0.54)

0.88 (0.07–11.31)

0.919

Salt intake

 Yes

0.07 (0.02–0.29)

  

0.16 (0.08–0.31)

  

 No

0.02 (0.00–0.13)

0.26 (0.02–3.08)

0.249

0.07 (0.07–0.25)

0.84 (0.33–2.17)

0.724

FENa

 <1

0.04 (0.01–0.13)

  

0.13 (0.08–0.22)

Reference

 

 1–2

0

0.20 (0.04–0.91)

1.56 (0.31–7.77)

0.586

 >2

0

0.20 (0.02–1.71)

1.56 (0.17–14.23)

0.692

Time since diagnosis

 <1 month

0

Reference

 

0.07 (0.01–0.50)

Reference

 

 1 to <6 months

0.17 (0.02–1.38)

0.86 (0.04–18.73)

0.922

0.50 (0.13–2.00)

7.50 (0.65–87.19)

0.107

 6 to <12 months

0.14 (0.01–1.16)

0.10 (0.00–1.97)

0.060

0.22 (0.05–1.03)

3.33 (0.26–42.21)

0.353

 >1 year

0.02 (0.00–0.12)

  

0.13 (0.07–0.22)

1.88 (0.23–15.30)

0.557

  1. FENa fractional excretion of sodium. Logistic regression model was used to determine the differences between the metanephrine and normetanephrine categories
  2. The p values in italics indicate factors associated with metanephrines and normetanephrines at α = 0.05