A Longitudinal Investigation on the Effects of Sodium and Potassium Intake on the Development of Hypertension and Abdominal Obesity from Childhood to Young Adulthood amongst Ellisras Rural Population, South Africa.
Thato Tshepo RaphaduPeter Modupi MphekgwanaMoloko MatshipiKotsedi Daniel MonyekiPublished in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
In our study, we observed that an increase in the Na/K ratio is a predictor of HT and abdominal obesity over time compared to Na and K alone. However, more studies are required to further prove this.