Association between blood pressure responses to the cold pressor test and dietary sodium intervention in a Chinese population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Blood pressure (BP) responses to the cold pressor test (CPT) and to dietary sodium intake might be related to the risk of hypertension. We examined the association between BP responses to the CPT and to dietary sodium and potassium interventions.

Methods

The CPT and dietary intervention were conducted among 1906 study participants in rural China. The dietary intervention included three 7-day periods of low sodium intake (3 g/d of salt [sodium chloride] [51.3 mmol/d of sodium]), high sodium intake (18 g/d of salt [307.8 mmol/d of sodium]), and high sodium intake plus potassium chloride supplementation (60 mmol/d). A total of 9 BP measurements were obtained during the 3-day baseline observation and the last 3 days of each intervention using a random-zero sphygmomano

SUBMITTER: Chen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2535851 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature