Association between usual sodium and potassium intake and blood pressure and hypertension among U.S. adults: NHANES 2005-2010.

Association between usual sodium and potassium intake and blood pressure and hypertension among U.S. adults: NHANES 2005-2010.

Studies indicate high sodium and low potassium intake can increase blood pressure suggesting the ratio of sodium-to-potassium may be informative. Yet, limited studies examine the association of the sodium-to-potassium ratio with blood pressure and hypertension.We analyzed data on 10,563 participants...

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Main Authors: Zefeng Zhang, Mary E Cogswell, Cathleen Gillespie, Jing Fang, Fleetwood Loustalot, Shifan Dai, Alicia L Carriquiry, Elena V Kuklina, Yuling Hong, Robert Merritt, Quanhe Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3794974?pdf=render

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