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Table 3 Odds ratios and 95% CI for adiposity according to tertiles of 24-h urinary potassium among Iranian children and adolescents aged 11–18 years, Isfahan, Iran

From: Sodium and potassium intakes and adiposity among Iranian pre-adolescents and adolescents: a cross-sectional study

Tertiles of urinary potassium

Total

T1

T2

T3

Crude

1

1.13 (0.50–2.59)

1.38 (0.52–3.68)

Model I

1

1.14 (0.50–2.62)

1.37 (0.51–3.68)

Model II

1

0.78 (0.32–1.92)

0.94 (0.32–2.79)

Model III

1

0.69 (0.28–1.72)

0.57 (0.18–1.81)

Age groups

Children (11–14 years)

  Crude

1

2.06 (0.55- 3.97)

5.16 (2.98- 9.45)

  Model I

1

1.59 (0.72- 3.48)

4.67 (2.85- 9.89)

  Model II

1

1.45 (0.84–3.56)

2.63 (1.45- 5.65)

  Model III

1

0.91 (0.66- 1.84)

0.56 (0.18- 1.49)

Adolescents (15–18 years)

 Crude

1

1.81 (0.65- 3.34)

5.11 (2.74- 9.54)

 Model I

1

1.67 (0.96- 3.42)

4.51 (2.95- 9.69)

 Model II

1

1.52 (0.75–3.95)

2.48 (1.57- 5.39)

 Model III

1

0.99 (0.35- 1.96)

0.49 (0.17- 1.95)

  1. Model I: adjusted for age and sex
  2. Model II: further adjusted for parents’ educational level, household income and physical activity
  3. Model III: more adjustment for SSB and total calorie intake