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Does higher dietary and urinary sodium-to-potassium ratio increase the risk of prehypertension in non-hypertensive adults?
Does higher dietary and urinary sodium-to-potassium ratio increase the risk of prehypertension in non-hypertensive adults?
Higher dietary and urinary sodium-to-potassium ratios are associated with an increased risk of prehypertension in non-hypertensive adults, supporting the need for salt reduction programs.
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Higher Na/K ratios linked to prehypertension; leaves open causality and need for prospective confirmation in non-hypertensive Iranians.
Mohammadifard et al. (2016) studied this question.
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