Why the study?
Does estimated 24-hour urinary sodium, potassium, and their ratio associate with blood pressure across various salt-diet regions in Chinese adults?
Does estimated 24-hour urinary sodium, potassium, and their ratio associate with blood pressure across various salt-diet regions in Chinese adults?
Decreasing sodium combined with increasing potassium is associated with lower blood pressure and is likely to have a more beneficial effect than decreasing sodium alone, even in populations living in low-salt regions.
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Urinary Na/K ratio associated with BP across regions; leaves open whether dietary modification improves outcomes.
Lu et al. (2018) studied this question.
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