Relationship between sodium and potassium intake and blood pressure in a sample of overweight adults

Autor: Marijka Batterham, Elizabeth P. Neale, Linda C Tapsell, Katrina M. O'Donnell, Karen E Charlton, Rhoda N. Ndanuko
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Nutrition. 33:285-290
ISSN: 0899-9007
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2016.07.011
Popis: Objective The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between sodium and potassium intakes and blood pressure (BP) in a clinical sample. Methods Secondary analysis of baseline data from 328 participants (mean age: 43.6 ± 8 y, mean body mass index [BMI]: 32.4 ± 4.2 kg/m2, mean systolic BP [SBP]/diastolic BP [DBP]: 124.9 ± 14.5/73.3 ± 9.9 mm Hg) of the 12-mo HealthTrack randomized controlled weight loss trial was conducted. Resting BP and 24-h urine sodium and potassium were measured. Dietary intake was evaluated with 4-d food records and self-reported diet histories. Results Urinary sodium was positively correlated (Spearman's rho) with SBP (r = 0.176; P = 0.001) and DBP (r = 0.150; P = 0.003). The ratio of sodium to potassium was positively correlated with SBP (r = 0.1; P = 0.035). Urinary sodium (F [4,323] = 20.381; P Conclusions In the present study, a high dietary sodium intake and high sodium-to-potassium ratio predicted high SBP. This suggests a need to focus dietary advice on reduction of sources of sodium and increasing sources of potassium in weight loss interventions to improve BP control.
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