Nutritional status of elderly hypertensive patients and its relation to the occurrence of cognitive impairment

Table 5 Independent variable assignments

Independent variable	Definitions and assignments
Distinguishing between the sexes	Men (1), women (0)
Age	Substitute the original value
BMI	Substitute the original value
Family history of hypertension	Yes (1), no (0)
Course of hypertension	Substitute the original value
High blood pressure classification	Level 3 (3), level 2 (2), level 1 (1)
Drinking history	Yes (1), no (0)
Smoking history	Yes (1), no (0)
Defatted body weight	Substitute the original value
Upper arm muscle dimension	Substitute the original value
ALB	Substitute the original value
Hb	Substitute the original value
AST	Substitute the original value
ALT	Substitute the original value
Cr	Substitute the original value
Hcy	Substitute the original value
UA	Substitute the original value
ALP	Substitute the original value
Absolute lymphocytes	Substitute the original value
TC	Substitute the original value
TG	Substitute the original value
LDL-C	Substitute the original value
HDL-C	Substitute the original value
MNA score	Substitute the original value

BMI: Body mass index; ALB: Albumin; Hb: Hemoglobin; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; Cr: Creatinine; Hcy: Homocysteine; UA: Uric acid; ALP: Alkaline phosphatase; TC: Total cholesterol: TG: Triglycerides; LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MNA: Mini-Nutritional Assessment Scale.