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Table 3 Logistic regression results for relationship between urinary nitrate levels and various cardiovascular diseases

From: Higher urinary nitrate was associated with lower prevalence of congestive heart failure: results from NHANES

 

OR (95% CI)a

P for trend

OR (95% CI)b

P for trend

Congestive heart failure

 Q1

Ref

< 0.001

Ref

< 0.001

 Q2

0.978(0.971, 0.986)

0.633 (0.403, 0.994)

 Q3

0.970 (0.964, 0.977)

0.425 (0.230, 0.783)

 Q4

0.967 (0.960, 0.973)

0.375 (0.210, 0.661)

Coronary heart disease

 Q1

Ref

< 0.001

Ref

0.567

 Q2

1.000 (0.992, 1.008)

0.981 (0.618, 1.555)

 Q3

0.986 (0.978, 0.993)

0.632 (0.365, 1.094)

 Q4

0.983 (0.975, 0.991)

1.003 (0.586, 1.717)

Angina pectoris

 Q1

Ref

< 0.001

Ref

0.745

 Q2

0.994 (0.988, 1.001)

0.800 (0.446, 1.437)

 Q3

0.990 (0.984, 0.996)

0.462 (0.252, 0.846)

 Q4

0.989 (0.982, 0.995)

0.697 (0.372, 1.303)

Myocardial infarction

 Q1

Ref

< 0.001

Ref

0.617

 Q2

0.992 (0.984, 0.983)

0.785 (0.499, 1.233)

 Q3

0.984 (0.976, 0.992)

0.751 (0.437, 1.288)

 Q4

0.983 (0.975, 0.991)

0.913 (0.535, 1.558)

  1. aModel was not adjusted by any covariate
  2. bModel was adjusted by age, gender, race/ethnicity, poverty income ratio, cotinine, BMI, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and diabetes. (poverty income ratio: Q1: ≤ 1, Q2: > 1; cotinine: Q1: ≤ 0.01, Q2: 0.01–10, Q3: > 10; BMI: Q1: < 25; Q2: 25–30; Q3: > 30)