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Table 5 Ordinal regression analysis of the association between the status of blood pressure and daily salt intake among Chinese participants living in Ningbo city

From: Salt consumption and the risk of chronic diseases among Chinese adults in Ningbo city

Salt intakea

ORc

P-value

95% CI

Lower Bound

Upper Bound

Model 1b

1.009

0.014

1.002

1.016

Model 2b

1.006

0.064

1.000

1.012

Model 3b

1.006

0.044

1.000

1.013

  1. OR odds ratio; CI: confidence interval
  2. aHypertension reference category in the model
  3. bModel 1: Unadjusted; Model 2, adjusted for gender, age and education level; Model 3, Model 2 further adjusted for lifestyle factors