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ArticleInternational journal of hypertension2020

Genetic Predisposition and Salt Sensitivity in a Chinese Han Population: The EpiSS Study.

Kuo Liu, Bo Xi, Zheng Liu, Han Qi, Bin Liu, Jie Zhang, Han Cao, Yuxiang Yan, Min Zhao, Yan He and 1 more

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Article in International journal of hypertension, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kuo LiuDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
Bo XiDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Zheng LiuDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
Han QiDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
Bin LiuDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
Jie ZhangDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
Han CaoDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
Yuxiang YanDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
Min ZhaoDepartment of Food Hygiene and Nutrition, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Yan HeDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
Ling ZhangDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2468-864X
Capital Medical University · CNShandong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesGenome-wide association studies and candidate gene studies have found many single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that affect salt sensitivity (SS). We constructed a polygenic risk score (PRS) to estimate the joint effect of these SNPs on SS.

methodsWe recruited 762 Chinese participants into the study. An unweighted PRS was constructed using 42 known genetic risk variants associated with SS or salt sensitivity blood pressure. A modified Sullivan's acute oral saline load and diuresis shrinkage test was used to detect salt sensitivity. Logistic regression was used to estimate the joint effect of the SNPs on SS both overall and after stratification by hypertension.

resultsThe mean age of the participants was 57.1 years, and most of them were female (77.4%). The prevalence of SS was 28.7%. Both the continuous PRS and PRS tertiles were significantly associated with the risk of SS and a BP increase of more than 5 mmHg during acute salt loading but were not associated with a BP decrease of more than 10 mmHg during the diuresis shrinkage process. In the normotensive group, participants with PRSs in the middle and top tertiles had a more than twofold increased risk of SS (OR = 2.18, 95% CI: 1.15-4.12,

conclusionThe 42 investigated SNPs were jointly and significantly associated with SS, especially in the normotensive Chinese population. These findings may provide genetic evidence for identifying target populations that would benefit from salt restriction policies.

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