Salt and blood pressure in Scotland.
Dietary salt intake and urinary sodium excretion were compared in normotensive and hypertensive subjects in Renfrew, Scotland. All groups had high 24-hour urinary salt excretions, and hypertensive subjects did not eat or excrete more salt than normotensive subjects. The only significant relations found were a lower sodium excretion in hypertensive women than in normotensive women (p < 0.02) and a lower urinary sodium concentration in hypertensive men than in normotensive men (p < 0.05). These data provide no support for the hypothesis that dietary salt is a major cause of hypertension.
D003404:Creatinine / Q000652:urine; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000652:urine*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011188:Potassium / Q000652:urine; D012606:Scotland; D012737:Sex Factors; D012964:Sodium / Q000652:urine*
D012964:Sodium; D003404:Creatinine; D011188:Potassium