Prevalence and characteristics of resistant hypertension at primary clinics in Korea: a nationwide cross-sectional study

Table 3 Predictors of resistant hypertension at primary clinics (N = 3088)

Variables	Adjusted Odds Ratio^a	95 % CI	P-value
LVH on ECG	2.23	1.34–3.71	0.002
Current smoker	1.75	1.27–2.40	0.001
Estimated GFR <60	1.65	1.23–2.22	0.001
Abdominal obesity	1.60	1.20–2.13	0.001
Cardiac disease	1.50	1.04–2.17	0.032

Abbreviations: ECG echocardiograph, GFR glomerular filtration rate, LVH left ventricular hypertrophy
^aThe result of the binary logistic regression analysis included significant variables for men, abdominal obesity, smoking, diabetes mellitus, electrocardiographic LVH, estimated GFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m², microalbumuria/macroalbuminuria and cardiovascular disease

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