Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample (NHANES 2007–2018), weighted.
 | Overall (N = 13,373) | Oxidative balance score | P-value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q1 (N = 1853) | Q2 (N = 4438) | Q3 (N = 4373) | Q4 (N = 2709) | |||
Age, years | 44.71 ± 16.47 | 42.62 ± 14.91 | 44.76 ± 16.07 | 45.6 ± 16.98 | 44.75 ± 17.43 | < 0.001 |
Sex, n (%) | ||||||
 Men | 6906 (50.64%) | 1424 (77.36%) | 2634 (58.76%) | 1919 (39.87%) | 929 (30.87%) | < 0.001 |
 Women | 6467 (49.36%) | 429 (22.63%) | 1804 (41.24%) | 2454 (60.13%) | 1780 (69.13%) |  |
RACE, n (%) | ||||||
 Mexican American | 1725 (7.26%) | 267 (8.14%) | 572 (6.83%) | 538 (6.95%) | 348 (8.00%) | < 0.001 |
 Other Hispanic | 1259 (5.24%) | 166 (5.83%) | 367 (4.21%) | 440 (5.71%) | 286 (6.07%) |  |
 Non-Hispanic White | 5949 (69.76%) | 901 (71.27%) | 2138 (73.56%) | 1880 (68.13%) | 1030 (63.54%) |  |
 Non-Hispanic Black | 2641 (9.52%) | 322 (8.32%) | 749 (7.38%) | 884 (10.06%) | 686 (13.99%) |  |
 Other Race | 1799 (8.22%) | 197 (6.44%) | 612 (8.02%) | 631 (9.15%) | 359 (8.41%) |  |
Education, n (%) |  |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Less than high school education attainment | 1932 (8.67%) | 239 (8.00%) | 559 (7.25%) | 649 (9.05%) | 485 (11.52%) |  |
 High school graduate | 2674 (19.03%) | 354 (17.87%) | 802 (17.01%) | 882 (18.95%) | 636 (24.32%) |  |
 Has more than a high school education | 8767 (72.30%) | 1260 (74.13%) | 3077 (75.74%) | 2842 (72.00%) | 1588 (64.16%) |  |
Marital status, n (%) |  |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Married | 6928 (55.05%) | 425 (55.62%) | 1068 (58.78%) | 1206 (54.45%) | 822 (47.86%) |  |
 Never married | 2924 (21.97%) | 972 (23.43%) | 2461 (21.42%) | 2247 (20.42%) | 1248 (24.71%) |  |
 Other status | 3521 (22.98%) | 456 (20.95%) | 909 (19.79%) | 920 (25.13%) | 639 (27.43%) |  |
HDL, mg/dL | 55.10 ± 16.87 | 51.64 ± 15.63 | 54.81 ± 16.46 | 56.50 ± 17.00 | 56.02 ± 17.98 | < 0.001 |
TC, mg/dL | 193.90 ± 41.30 | 191.80 ± 41.23 | 194.00 ± 41.13 | 194.20 ± 40.16 | 195.00 ± 43.67 | 0.225 |
Diabetes, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.056 |
 Yes | 1247 (6.68%) | 143 (6.35%) | 384 (6.04%) | 408 (6.71%) | 312 (8.22%) |  |
 No | 12,126 (93.32%) | 1710 (93.65%) | 4054 (93.96%) | 3965 (93.79%) | 2397 (91.78%) |  |
Hypertension, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.753 |
 Yes | 3908 (25.35%) | 480 (25.13%) | 1256 (25.01%) | 1304 (25.16%) | 868 (26.59%) |  |
 No | 9465 (74.65%) | 1373 (74.87%) | 3182 (74.99%) | 3069 (74.84%) | 1841 (73.41%) |  |
Serum potassium, mmol/L | 3.98 ± 0.33 | 4.03 ± 0.31 | 4.00 ± 0.32 | 3.97 ± 0.32 | 3.93 ± 0.34 | < 0.001 |
Serum sodium, mmol/L | 139.30 ± 2.26 | 139.30 ± 2.24 | 139.30 ± 2.27 | 139.40 ± 2.21 | 139.30 ± 2.34 | 0.279 |
eGFR, mL/min 1.73 m2 | 97.78 ± 19.41 | 99.75 ± 17.62 | 97.96 ± 18.55 | 97.07 ± 20.05 | 97.07 ± 21.24 | < 0.001 |
ACR, mg/g | 22.38 ± 175.30 | 17.04 ± 92.26 | 21.98 ± 186.60 | 21.85 ± 120.20 | 28.65 ± 265.20 | 0.243 |
CKD, n (%) |  |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Yes | 1639 (9.86%) | 167 (7.40%) | 501 (9.06%) | 535 (9.83%) | 436 (13.62%) |  |
 No | 11,734 (90.14%) | 1686 (92.60%) | 3937 (90.94%) | 3838 (90.87%) | 2273 (86.38%) |  |