The relationship between hypertension and salt intake in Turkish population: SALTURK study.
This population-based epidemiological study was aimed to evaluate the daily salt intake and its relation to blood pressure in a representative group of Turkish population. The enrolled normotensive and hypertensive individuals (n = 1970) completed a questionnaire including demographics, dietary habits, hypertension awareness and drug usage. Blood pressure was measured and to estimate salt consumption, 24-h urine samples were collected. The daily urinary sodium excretion was 308.3 ± 143.1 mmol/day, equal to a salt intake of 18.01 g/day. Salt intake was higher in obese participants, rural residents, participants with lower education levels and elderly. A positive linear correlation between salt intake and systolic and diastolic blood pressures was demonstrated (r = 0.450, p = 0.020; r = 0.406, p = 0.041; respectively), and each 100 mmol/day of salt intake resulted in 5.8 and 3.8 mmHg increase in systolic and diastolic blood pressures, respectively. Salt intake and systolic blood pressure was significantly correlated in normal weight individuals (r = 0.257, p < 0.01). The Turkish population consumes a great amount of salt; salt intake and blood pressure was positively correlated. Efforts in sodium restriction are therefore crucial in the management of hypertension as part of national and global health policies.
Erdem
Yunus
Y
Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Arici
Mustafa
M
Altun
Bulent
B
Turgan
Cetin
C
Sindel
Sukru
S
Erbay
Bulent
B
Derici
Ulver
U
Karatan
Oktay
O
Hasanoglu
Enver
E
Caglar
Sali
S
D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004522:Educational Status; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity; D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary