Key result
High salt intake was significantly associated with a reduced likelihood of successful blood pressure control (OR 0.64) compared to normal salt intake among hypertensive patients.
Why the study?
Do lifestyle modifications (weight management, physical activity, reduced salt intake) improve blood pressure control in hypertensive patients prescribed candesartan?
Population
1,139 patients with hypertension newly prescribed candesartan, mean age 64.89 years, 60.6% female, based in…
Comparison
Lifestyle modifications including weight… vs Patients without the respective lifestyle…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
12 weeks
Authors
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May inform salt-reduction counseling in candesartan users; leaves open causality and need for RCTs.
Observational (n=1,139)
Yes
Do lifestyle modifications (weight management, physical activity, reduced salt intake) improve blood pressure control in hypertensive patients prescribed candesartan?
Odds Ratio: 0.64 (95% CI 0.43–0.97)
p-value: p=0.034
Weight gain, physical inactivity, and high salt intake are significantly associated with inadequate blood pressure control in hypertensive patients newly prescribed candesartan.
Yang et al. (2017) conducted an observational in Hypertension (n=1,139). High salt intake vs. Normal salt intake was evaluated on Successful blood pressure control (<140/90 mm Hg) (OR 0.64, 95% CI 0.43 to 0.97, p=0.034). High salt intake was significantly associated with a reduced likelihood of successful blood pressure control (OR 0.64) compared to normal salt intake among hypertensive patients.
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