Micronutrient-rich dietary intake is associated with a reduction in the effects of particulate matter on blood pressure among electronic waste recyclers at Agbogbloshie, Ghana

Takyi, Sylvia A.; Basu, Niladri; Arko-Mensah, John; Botwe, Paul; Amoabeng Nti, Afua Asabea; Kwarteng, Lawrencia; Acquah, Augustine; Tettey, Prudence; Dwomoh, Duah; Batterman, Stuart; Robins, Thomas; Fobil, Julius N.

doi:10.1186/s12889-020-09173-8

Table 3 Relationship between dietary micronutrient intake (mg) and BP (mmHg)

From: Micronutrient-rich dietary intake is associated with a reduction in the effects of particulate matter on blood pressure among electronic waste recyclers at Agbogbloshie, Ghana

Dietary micronutrients (mg)	Systolic blood pressure (SBP) β (95% CI)	Diastolic blood pressure (DBP) β (95% CI)	Pulse pressure (PP) β (95% CI)	Arterial pressure (AP) β (95% CI)	Heart rate (HR) β (95% CI)
Unadjusted
Ca	*− 0.024 [− 0.044, 0.003]**	− 0.001 [− 0.027, 0.023]	− 0.049 * [− 0.091, − 0.007]	− 0.012 [− 0.033, 0.008]	− 0.014 [− 0.049, 0.019]
Mg	0.01 [− 0.01, 0.02]	0.013 [− 0.001, 0.027]	−0.004 [− 0.027, 0.019]	0.009 [− 0.003, 0.020]	0.010 [− 0.009, 0.029]
Se	0.01 [− 0.003, 0.019]	−0.001 [− 0.014, 0.013]	0.022 [− 0.0003, 0.0441]	0.003 [− 0.008, 0.014]	−0.007 [− 0.025, 0.011]
Fe	− 0.03** [− 0.05, − 0.01]	−0.013 [− 0.039, 0.013]	−0.058** [− 0.101, 0.015]	*− 0.023 [− 0.044, − 0.001]**	− 0.003 [− 0.039, 0.032]
Zn	− 0.03* [− 0.05, 0.01]	− 0.02 [− 0.05, 0.01]	−0.046 [− 0.094, 0.002]	−0.022 [− 0.005, 0.0002]	0.009 [− 0.030, 0.048]
Cu	0.002 [− 0.12, 0.02]	− 0.005 [− 0.023, 0.013]	0.012 [− 0.017, 0.041]	− 0.002 [− 0.016, 0.012]	0.005 [− 0.019, 0.029)
Adjusted
Ca	*− 0.027 [− 0.054, − 0.004]**	− 0.001 [− 0.035, 0.034]	−0.057* [− 0.113, − 0.001]	−0.014 [− 0.041, 0.014]	−0.048* [− 0.095, − 0.001]
Mg	0.005 [− 0.007, 0.016]	0.012 [− 0.003, 0.027]	− 0.004 [− 0.028, 0.020]	0.008 [− 0.003, 0.020]	0.014 [− 0.006, 0.034]
Se	0.006 [− 0.005, 0.017]	− 0.003 [− 0.018, 0.011]	0.020 [− 0.003, 0.043]	0.001 [− 0.011, 0.012]	− 0.008 [− 0.001, 0.011]
Fe	− 0.045 [− 0.073, − 0.016]**	− 0.024 [− 0.061, 0.014]	−0.069* [− 0.130, − 0.009]	−0.034* [− 0.064, − 0.004]	−0.046 [− 0.098, 0.006]
Zn	− 0.026 [− 0.061, 0.009]	−0.027 [− 0.072, 0.017]	−0.030 [− 0.103, 0.043]	−0.027 [− 0.063, 0.009]	− 0.023 [− 0.001, 0.010]
Cu	0.014 [− 0.003, 0.031]	− 0.001 [− 0.023, 0.021]	0.034 [− 0.001, 0.070]	0.005 [− 0.012, 0.024]	−0.001 [− 0.031, 0.029]

P-value notations: p < 0.05*; p < 0.01** Random effect adjustment was made for income, BMI, smoking status, marital status, total calories consumed, dietary diversity scores in the model

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