ArticleNutrients2016
Urinary Sodium and Potassium Excretion and Carotid Atherosclerosis in Chinese Men and Women.
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- Current Data on Dietary Sodium, Arterial Structure and Function in Humans: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2019Pooled it
- High sodium intake increases blood pressure and risk of kidney disease. From the Science of Salt: A regularly updated systematic review of salt and health outcomes (August 2016 to March 2017).Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2018Pooled it
- Development of a nomogram for predicting hyperkalemia in advanced chronic kidney disease.Renal failure · 2026Article
- The Role of Micronutrients in Atherosclerosis: Mechanisms and Clinical Application.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2025Review
- Cohort Profile: Guangzhou Nutrition and Health Study (GNHS): A Population-based Multi-omics Study.Journal of epidemiology · 2024Article
- The association of arterial stiffness with estimated excretion levels of urinary sodium and potassium and their ratio in Chinese adults.Journal of human hypertension · 2023Article
- The association between sodium intake and coronary and carotid atherosclerosis in the general Swedish population.European heart journal open · 2023Article
- Sodium intake and the risk of various types of cardiovascular diseases: a Mendelian randomization study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- The association of carotid artery atherosclerosis with the estimated excretion levels of urinary sodium and potassium and their ratio in Chinese adults.Nutrition journal · 2021Article
- High sodium intake and sodium to potassium ratio may be linked to subsequent increase in vascular damage in adults aged 40 years and older: the Korean multi-rural communities cohort (MRCohort).European journal of nutrition · 2019Article
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Abstract
Limited studies have examined the association between sodium (Na) and potassium (K) levels and the risk of atherosclerosis. This study examined whether higher Na and Na/K levels and low K levels were independent risk factors for atherosclerosis. This community-based cross-sectional study included 3290 subjects (1067 men and 2223 women) 40 to 75 years of age in Guangzhou, China, between 2011 and 2013. Urinary excretion of Na and K were measured from the first morning void, and creatinine-adjusted values were used. The intima-media thickness (IMT) of the carotid common artery and the carotid bifurcation was measured with high-resolution B-mode ultrasonography. Dietary K and Na intake and other covariates were obtained by face-to-face interviews. A significant positive association was seen between urinary Na excretion and carotid atherosclerosis after adjustment for age, sex, and other lifestyle covariates. The odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of the highest (vs. lowest) quartile of urinary Na were 1.32 (1.04-1.66) for carotid plaques, 1.48 (1.18-1.87) for increased common carotid artery IMT, and 1.55 (1.23-1.96) for increased carotid bifurcation IMT (all
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