The Predictors of High Dietary Salt Intake among Hypertensive Patients in Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension and its complications are among the major health problems all over the world, particularly in developing countries. The aims of this study were to show that, weather the hypertensive patients follow the expertise recommendations and differences between men and women in their levels of knowledge and behavior in salt taking.

Methods

The present cross-sectional study was conducted among all hypertensive patients in rural health centers of Tabriz, Iran, in Feb-May; 2016. Data were collected by an interviewer-administrated questionnaire, along with anthropometric, blood pressure, and 24-hour urinary sodium excretion measurements. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to compute adjusted odds ratio (OR).

Results

In all 205 patients, 62.9

SUBMITTER: Reyhani P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7168708 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature