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Comparative Study
. 1980 Mar;11(3):169-82.

A comparative study of blood pressure and sodium intake in Belgium and in Korea

H Kesteloot, B C Park, C S Lee, E Brems-Heyns, J Claessens, J V Joossens
  • PMID: 7389801
Comparative Study

A comparative study of blood pressure and sodium intake in Belgium and in Korea

H Kesteloot et al. Eur J Cardiol. 1980 Mar.

Abstract

A comparative blood pressure and sodium excretion were higher in Korea than in Belgium. By multiple regression and covariance analysis an independent positive association between sodium and blood pressure and a negative correlation between potassium and blood pressure were found in some population subgroups and in the total population studied in Korea. In Belgium a positive association between sodium and blood pressure was found when higher powers of age, height, weight and sodium were included in the analysis. The independent influence of sodium on blood pressure was relatively small, amounting to about 2 mm Hg of pressure rise for an increase in 24-h excretion of 100 mmol of sodium.

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