Table 4 The association of daily salt intake and other independent variables with systolic and diastolic blood pressure in multiple linear regression models, Shahroud, Iran, 2018
From: Salt intake and blood pressure in Iranian children and adolescents: a population-based study
Independent variables | Systolic blood pressure | Diastolic blood pressure | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Coefficient (95% CI) | p value | Coefficient (95% CI) | p value | |
Salt intake (g/day) | 0.41 (0.17, 0.65) | 0.001 | 0.18 (0.01, 0.35) | 0.041 |
Age (years) | 2.01 (1.58, 2.44) | < 0.001 | 0.77 (0.50, 1.05) | < 0.001 |
BMI z-score | 2.79 (2.39, 3.19) | < 0.001 | 1.02 (0.72, 1.31) | < 0.001 |
Sex (male/female) | 1.30 (0.07, 2.53) | 0.038 | − 1.07 (− 1.92, − 0.22) | 0.014 |
Residence place (rural/urban) | 8.20 (5.51, 10.90) | < 0.001 | 2.81 (1.49, 4.13) | < 0.001 |