[Hypertension and salt intake in an urban population] (original) (raw)

2003, Revista de saúde pública

To evaluate the salt intake and urinary Na+/K+ ratio in a randomized sample from an ethnically mixed urban population. A randomized residential sample of 2,268 individuals aged 25-64 in Vit ria, ES, was selected, of whom 1,663 (73.3%) reported to the hospital for standardized tests. Salt, Na+ and K+ intake was estimated from 12-hour urine excretion (7 p.m. to 7 a.m.) and from the monthly salt consumption at home reported in the interview. Clinic arterial pressure was measured twice under standard conditions by two trained investigators, using mercury sphygmomanometry. The Student t and Tukey tests were utilized for statistical analysis. Urinary Na+ excretion was higher in men and individuals of lower socioeconomic level (P<0.000). No difference between ethnic groups was observed. K+ excretion was unrelated to socioeconomic level and ethnicity, but was significantly higher among men (25 18 vs. 22 18 mEq/12h; P=0.002). Positive linear correlation was observed between urinary Na+ ex...

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