Sodium Intake and Cause-Specific Mortality Among Predominantly Low-Income Black and White US Residents.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Epidemiologic evidence regarding the outcomes of dietary sodium intake on mortality remains limited for low-income individuals, particularly Black people.

Objective

To investigate the associations of excessive dietary sodium with all-cause and cause-specific mortality among predominantly low-income Black and White Americans.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study included participants aged 40 to 79 years from the Southern Community Cohort Study who were recruited at Community Health Centers in 12 southeastern states from 2002 to 2009. Analyses were conducted between March 2022 and June 2023.

Exposures

Dietary sodium intake was assessed using a validated food frequency questionnaire at baseline.

Main outcomes and measures

Multivari

SUBMITTER: Yoon HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10966417 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature