Categorical variables of general characteristics were presented as frequencies and percentages, whereas continuous variables were expressed as mean values and standard deviation (SD). Differences between the groups were evaluated using a one-way ANOVA for continuous and Chi-square for categorical variables. The odds ratio and 95% confidence interval were calculated through multinomial logistic regression analyses to determine the association of prehypertension and hypertension with anthropometric and body composition indices.
Relevant confounders were selected based on an extensive literature search. Firstly, their clinical and pathophysiological association with the desired outcome and exposures was assessed using univariate regression models. Then, statistically significant covariates, which have clinical implications, were included in the multivariable logistic regression models. Analytical models were set as model
crude;
model 1: adjusted for age;
model 2: adjusted for age and gender;
model 3: adjusted for age, gender, marital, education, job, physical activity, smoking, income, kidney stone, diabetes, BMI, TG, TC, LDL, HDL. All analyses were done in
Stata MP (version 17). P-value < 0.05 was taken as statistically significant for all analyses.
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