Sodium Intake and Its Relation to Coronary Calcium Score in Relatively Young Korean Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There have been inconsistent findings regarding the effects of high sodium intake on coronary artery disease (CAD). This study therefore aimed to investigate the relationship between sodium intake and the coronary artery calcium score (CACS), reflecting coronary atherosclerosis.

Method

Study participants were 89,337 Koreans in whom CACS and dietary sodium intake were measured during a health check-up. They were grouped according to quartile levels of dietary sodium intake. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to evaluate the association between sodium intake quartiles and CACS > 0 (adjusted odds ratio [95% confidence interval]). Among participants with CACS > 0, linear regression analysis was conducted to assess whether a dose-response relation

SUBMITTER: Park SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12922677 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature