High Dietary Sodium, Measured Using Spot Urine Samples, is Associated with Higher Blood Pressure among Young Adults in Haiti.
Adrienne ClermontVanessa RouzierJean Lookens PierreRodney SufraEliezer DadeFabyola PrevalStephano St-PreuxMarie Marcelle DeschampsAlexandra ApollonKathryn DupnikMiranda MetzYanique DuffusShalom SabwaLily D YanMyung Hee LeeLawrence G PalmerLinda M GerberMark S PeckerSamuel J MannMonika M SaffordDaniel W FitzgeraldJean W PapeMargaret L McNairyPublished in: Global heart (2023)
Nine out of 10 Haitian adults in our study population consumed more than the WHO recommended maximum for daily sodium intake. In young adults, higher sodium consumption was associated with higher SBP. This represents an inflection point for increased HTN risk early in the life course and points to dietary salt intake as a potential modifiable risk factor for primordial and primary CVD prevention in young adults.