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Table 4 Bivariate for angiotensin II levels and associated factors

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

Risk factor

Angiotensin II categories

<0.01 (low)

0.01–0.06 (normal)

>0.06 (high)

P value

Number (%)

Number (%)

Number (%)

Age in years

 ≤45

32 (23.53)

6 (40.00)

2 (18.18)

0.326

 >45

104 (76.47)

9 (60.00)

9 (81.82)

Gender

 Male

25 (18.38)

5 (33.33)

1 (9.09)

0.257

 Female

111 (81.62)

10 (66.67)

10 (90.91)

Smoking

 No

2 (1.47)

0

1 (9.09)

0.111

 Stopped

126 (92.65)

12 (80.00)

9 (81.82)

 Yes

8 (5.88)

3 (20.00)

1 (9.09)

Alcohol

 Yes

30 (22.22)

2 (13.33)

3 (27.27)

0.657

 No

105 (77.78)

13 (86.67)

13 (86.67)

Systolic BP

 <120

3 (2.21)

0

0

0.930

 120–139

10 (7.35)

1 (6.67)

1 (9.09)

 140–159

34 (25.00)

2 (13.33)

3 (27.27)

 >160

89 (65.44)

12 (80.00)

7 (63.64)

Diastolic BP

 <80

22 (16.18)

0

0

0.221

 80–89

19 (13.97)

4 (26.67)

2 (18.18)

 90–99

24 (17.65)

1 (6.67)

1 (9.09)

 ≥100

71 (52.21)

10 (66.67)

8 (72.73)

Pulse rate

 <60

8 (5.88)

0

0

0.373

 61–100

112 (82.35)

15 (100)

9 (81.82)

 >100

16 (11.76)

0

2 (18.18)

Salt intake

 Yes

56 (41.18)

7 (46.67)

4 (36.36)

0.865

 No

80 (58.82)

8 (53.33)

7 (63.64)

Urine sodium (mmol/l)

 <20

4(2.99)

3 (20.00)

0

0.007

 20–350

130 (97.01)

12 (80.00)

11 (100)

FENa

 <1

120 (89.55)

14 (93.33)

7 (70.00)

0.059

 1–2

9 (6.72)

0

3 (30.00)

 >2

5 (3.73)

1 (6.67)

0

Time since diagnosis

 <1 month

11 (8.09)

3 (20.00)

2 (18.18)

0.697

 1 to <6 months

8 (5.88)

1 (6.67)

0

 6 to <12 months

9 (6.62)

1 (6.67)

1 (9.09)

 >1 year

108 (79.41)

10 (66.67)

8 (72.73)

Time off antihypertensives

 1 week

45 (36.59)

2 (15.38)

3 (37.50)

0.360

 1 to <2 weeks

34 (27.64)

7 (53.35)

1 (12.50)

 2 to ≤4 weeks

14 (11.38)

1 (7.69)

2 (25.00)

 1 month

11 (8.94)

2 (15.38)

0

 >1 month

19 (15.45)

1 (7.69)

2 (25.00)

  1. FENa fraction excretion of urine sodium
  2. The p values in italics indicate factors associated with angiotensin II at α = 0.05