Why the study?
The elderly are more salt sensitive than other age groups, but reliable estimates of dietary sodium and potassium intake in Hungarian elderly were unavailable.
What are the estimated dietary sodium and potassium intakes in Hungarian elderly based on 24-hour urine excretion?
Population
99 men and 90 women participating in the Biomarker2019 survey in western Hungary
Design
Cross-sectional study
Authors
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High sodium, low potassium intakes persist in Hungarian elderly; supports targeted monitoring but leaves causal BP effects open for prospective study.
What are the estimated dietary sodium and potassium intakes in Hungarian elderly based on 24-hour urine excretion?
The vast majority of Hungarian elderly consume excessive sodium and inadequate potassium compared to WHO recommendations, highlighting a critical need for salt reduction efforts.
Sarkadi‐Nagy et al. (2021) studied this question.
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