Why the study?
Does BMI status modify the association between urinary sodium/potassium excretion and blood pressure in Chinese adults?
Does BMI status modify the association between urinary sodium/potassium excretion and blood pressure in Chinese adults?
The association between urinary sodium and potassium excretion and blood pressure is stronger in overweight and obese Chinese adults compared to those of normal weight.
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Obesity may modify electrolyte-BP links; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Yan et al. (2015) studied this question.
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