Relationship between Oxidative Balance Score and All-Cause Mortality in Hypertension

Exploring the association between oxidative balance score (OBS) and all-cause mortality in hypertension (HTN).

Data for HTN patients from 2007 to 2018 were extracted from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). OBS offers a thorough evaluation of an individual's redox status, with higher score indicates favorable oxidative homeostasis. All-cause mortality was obtained by linkage to National Death Index records through 31 December 2019. Weighted multivariable Cox regression models, Kaplan-Meier curves, receiver operator characteristic curve, and random survival forests (RSF) analysis were applied to examine the relationship between OBS and all-cause mortality in HTN.

The cohort included 13,130 participants, with 2,132 deaths. Higher OBS was associated with lower all-cause mortality risk (HR = 0.77, 95% CI: 0.65-0.91) in HTN. The relationship also existed in subgroups of male, having/have not chronic kidney disease, and having cardiovascular disease. Kaplan-Meier curves suggested that participants with higher OBS had superior survival rates compared to those with lower intake. The RSF showed a better survival predictive role for physical activity among the components of OBS.

Higher OBS was related to lower odds of all-cause mortality in patients with HTN. Adopting a healthy lifestyle and consuming an antioxidant-rich diet may improve the prognosis of patients with HTN.