Associations of Usual 24-Hour Sodium and Potassium Intakes with Blood Pressure and Risk of Hypertension among Adults in China’s Shandong and Jiangsu Provinces

Associations of Usual 24-Hour Sodium and Potassium Intakes with Blood Pressure and Risk of Hypertension among Adults in China’s Shandong and Jiangsu Provinces

Background/Aims: High sodium intake and low intake of potassium can increase blood pressure (BP) and risk of developing hypertension. Few studies have examined the association between 24-h urinary sodium and potassium excretion and BP or risk of hypertension in China, and most used only a single 24-...

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Main Authors: Jianwei Xu, Xiaorong Chen, Zeng Ge, Hao Liang, Liuxia Yan, Xiaolei Guo, Yongqing Zhang, Linhong Wang, Jixiang Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2017-04-01
Series:Kidney & Blood Pressure Research
Subjects:
Sodium
Potassium
Blood pressure
Hypertension
24-hour urine
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/475486

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