Table salt and blood pressure in Greek children.
The habit of adding table salt was studied in a random sample of 2209 children 6-18 years old. Of these 10% routinely added table salt to prepared food before tasting it (group A), 29% after tasting it (group B) and 61% ate their food as it was prepared, without additional use of table salt (group C). Group A had higher blood pressure (BP), prevalence of systolic BP greater than or equal to 130 mmHG and body mass index (BMI) than groups B and C (P less than 0.0001). These differences were also observed in group B versus C (P less than 0.0001).
D000293:Adolescent; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000209:etiology; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012982:Sodium, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D012982:Sodium, Dietary