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Table 2 The association between baseline serum choline and all-cause mortality risk

From: Association of serum choline levels and all-cause mortality risk in adults with hypertension: a nested case–control study

Choline, μg/mL

Cases/controls

Crude model

Adjusted model

OR (95%CI)

P

OR (95%CI)

P

Per SD increased

279/279

1.20 (1.02,1.41)

0.026

1.29(1.06–1.57)

0.010

Quartiles

 Quartile1 (< 4.00)

58/82

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Quartile2 (4.00–8.99)

71/68

1.48 (0.92–2.37)

0.107

1.59 (0.94–2.70)

0.084

 Quartile3 (8.99–13.33)

70/69

1.43 (0.89–2.30)

0.135

1.59 (0.92–2.73)

0.094

 Quartile4 (≥ 13.33)

80/60

1.89 (1.17–3.03)

0.009

2.40 (1.37–4.20)

0.002

P for trend

  

0.010

 

0.005

Categories

 Quartile1(< 4.00)

58/82

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Quartile2-Quartile4 (≥ 4.00)

221/197

1.59 (1.08–2.34)

0.020

1.79 (1.15–2.78)

0.010

  1. Adjusted for age, body mass index, sex, month of collecting blood samples, treatment group, smoking status, alcohol drinking, MTHFR C677T, systolic blood pressure, triglyceride, cholesterol, folic acid, uric acid, glucose, homocysteine