Association of Urinary Sodium and Potassium Excretion with Blood Pressure

Mente, Andrew; O’Donnell, Martin; Rangarajan, Sumathy; McQueen, Matthew; Poirier, Paul; Wielgosz, Andreas; Morrison, Howard; Li, Wei; Wang, Xingyu; Chen, Di; Mony, Prem; Devanath, Anitha; Rosengren, Annika; Oğuz, Aytekin; Zatońska, Katarzyna; Hussein Yusufali, Afzal; López‐Jaramillo, Patricio; Avezum, Álvaro; Hassim Ismail, Noor; Laņas, Fernando; Puoane, Thandi; Díaz, Rafael; Kelishadi, Roya; Iqbal, Romaina; Yusuf, Rita; Chifamba, Jephat; Khatib, Rasha; Teo, Koon; Yusuf, Salim

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1311989

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Association of Urinary Sodium and Potassium Excretion with Blood Pressure

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Aug 13, 2014

Authors:

Andrew Mente

Martin O’Donnell

Sumathy Rangarajan

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Higher levels of sodium intake are reported to be associated with higher blood pressure. Whether this relationship varies according to levels of sodium or potassium intake and in different populations is unknown. METHODS: We studied 102,216 adults from 18 countries. Estimates of 24-hour ...

Subject

Excretion

Blood pressure

Sodium

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