Research Article

Continuous Positive Linear Association between the Monocyte to High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio and Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Analysis of threshold effect in the association between MHR and hypertension.

ExposureMHR
OR (95%CI)P

Model I
 One-line1.07 (1.05, 1.10)<0.001
Model II
 Turning point (T)6.90
 Slope1: MHR < T1.10 (1.04, 1.15)<0.001
 Slope2: MHR ≥ T1.06 (1.03, 1.09)<0.001
 Slope2-Slope10.97 (0.91, 1.04)0.379
A log likelihood ratio test0.379

OR, odds ratio, represented the effect for every 1 increase of MHR. Effect: hypertension. Cause: MHR. Adjusted for: sex, age group, alcohol drinking, smoking, anemia, renal cyst, eGFR group, UA group, AST group, ALT group, and TBIL group.