The interactive association between sodium intake, alcohol consumption and hypertension among elderly in northern China: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Prevalence and odds ratios of hypertension for sodium intake and drinking

Variables	Total, n	Hypertension, %	χ ²	p-value	Unadjusted		p-value	Adjusted^a		p-value
Variables	Total, n	Hypertension, %	χ ²	p-value	OR	95%CI	p-value	OR	95%CI	p-value
Sodium intake			6.921	0.009^&
Moderately	112	52.68			1.0(Ref)			1.0(Ref)
Excessively	708	65.54			1.7	(1.2, 2.6)	0.007^&	1.9	(1.2, 2.8)	0.003^&
Drinking			6.681	0.035^&
No drinking	600	63.33			1.0(Ref)			1.0(Ref)
Moderately	147	59.18			0.8	(0.6, 1.2)	0.265	0.9	(0.6, 1.3)	0.495
Excessively	73	76.71			1.9	(1.1, 3.4)	0.027^&	2.0	(1.1, 3.5)	0.022^&
Sodium Intake×Drinking	–	–	–	–	1.1	(1.0, 1.3)	0.042	1.1	(1.0, 1.3)	0.032^&

^aAdjusted for age, sex, marital status, education level, smoking, physical activity, BMI(Body mass index), diabetes and dyslipidaemia; ^&p < 0.05; OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval

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