|
Characteristics
|
Hypertension
|
p-value
|
|---|
| |
No
|
Yes
| |
|---|
|
n
|
436
|
168
| |
|
Gender
a
| | | |
|
Male
|
182 (41.7%)
|
73 (43.5%)
|
0.703
|
|
Female
|
254 (58.3%)
|
95 (56.5%)
| |
|
Cigarette smoking
a
| | | |
|
Never
|
293 (67.2%)
|
119 (70.8%)
|
0.390
|
|
Current or former
|
143 (32.8%)
|
49 (29.2%)
| |
|
Alcohol consumption
a
| | | |
|
Never
|
336 (77.1%)
|
127 (75.6%)
|
0.702
|
|
Current or former
|
100 (22.9%)
|
41 (24.4%)
| |
|
Age
b
|
46.37 (13.39)
|
57.58 (12.05)
|
<0.001
|
|
BMI(kg/m
2
)
b
|
22.53 (3.19)
|
24.65(3.89)
|
<0.001
|
|
Urinary arsenic species (μg/g Cr)
c
| | | |
|
iAs
|
12.83 (10.96, 15.02)
|
17.11 (13.44, 21.79)
|
0.050
|
|
MMA
|
17.35 (15.33, 19.62)
|
23.75 (19.33, 29.18)
|
0.009
|
|
DMA
|
94.17 (85.50, 103.70)
|
123.95 (105.26, 145.96)
|
0.004
|
|
tAs
|
135.59 (123.03, 149.43)
|
178.33 (151.43, 210.01)
|
0.004
|
|
Urinary arsenic percentage (%)
c
| | | |
|
iAs
|
9.46 (8.62, 10.39)
|
9.60 (8.28, 11.12)
|
0.876
|
|
MMA
|
12.79 (12.06, 13.57)
|
13.32 (12.20, 14.55)
|
0.468
|
|
DMA
|
69.45 (67.52, 71.43)
|
69.51 (67.10, 72.00)
|
0.974
|
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a Values are number (%).
-
b Values are mean (standard deviation).
-
c Values are geometric mean (95% confidence interval).
