Lower 24-h urinary sodium excretion is associated with hypertension control: the 2010 Heart Follow-Up Study.

ABSTRACT: Among individuals with hypertension, controlling high blood pressure (BP) reduces the risk for cardiovascular events and death. Reducing dietary sodium can help achieve BP control. The study aim was to use a population-based sample utilizing the gold standard for urinary sodium to quantify the degree with which sodium was independently associated with BP control among individuals with hypertension. Participants included 1568 adults from the Heart Follow-Up Study, a New York City population-based representative study conducted in 2010. Participants collected urine for 24 h and had BP and other anthropometrics measured. Hypertension was defined as systolic BP ≥ 140 mmHg, diastolic BP ≥ 90 mmHg, or being on BP lowering medication. Sodium intake (mg/day) was measured from a single 24-h urine c

SUBMITTER: Elfassy T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7211546 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature