Genetic Variation in Taste Receptor Genes (SCNN1B, TRPV1) and Its Correlation with the Perception of Saltiness in Normotensive and Hypertensive Adults

Table 6

Variables associated with salt recognition thresholds among normotensive and hypertensive groups using the multiple linear regression model.

Predictors	Normotensive group			Hypertensive group
	b	Beta	value^a	b	Beta	value^a
Age	0.000	0.254	0.004	—	—	—
BMI	—	—	—	0.001	0.208	0.017
rs4790522	—	—	—	0.010	0.235	0.007

^aStatistical significance was determined using stepwise multiple linear regression analyses, .