title: Relationship of blood pressure to sodium excretion in a population survey.
abstract: 1. Blood pressure, height, weight and 24 h urinary output of sodium, potassium and creatinine were measured in over 500 adults of each sex during a health survey of the population of a small town. 2. Both systolic and diastolic pressure were significantly related to Quetelet's index (weight/height2) and heart rate. 3. There was no significant relationship between blood pressure and output of sodium or potassium, sodium/potassium ratio or sodium/creatinine ratio.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001835:Body Weight; D003971:Diastole; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009318:Natriuresis; D013599:Systole