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 McNairy

Published 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.

Keyphrases

young adults
blood pressure
childhood cancer
physical activity
weight gain
type diabetes
heart rate
hypertensive patients
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance