… missing data for urinary sodium and creatinine concentration and … that could potentially affect
urinary sodium. We excluded … U[Na + ]/Cr or U[Na + ]/SGU and 24-h urine sodium excretion …

… -based sample indicated mean urinary sodium excretion of 170 mmol/… excretion of 105–210
mmol/day (6–12 g salt/day). We assessed 24-hour urinary sodium and potassium excretion …

… in urinary sodium excretion than does the alternative ascertainment of the total urinary sodium
content of timed pooled urine … difference in urinary sodium-to-creatinine ratio between the …

… Similarly to our results, the correlation coefficients between urinary Na + /K + ratio and BP
were also modest in larger studies ( 16 , 32 ). Long-term data from large observational and …

… , our study shows that high urinary sodium excretion, and hence high oral sodium intake, is
… In contrast, we failed to find an association with urinary potassium excretion. The uNa/K ratio …

… sodium and potassium are individually important for blood pressure (BP) regulation, the relative
contribution of sodium … the association between urinary sodium to potassium ratio (UNa: …

… We used linear regression to assess the association of the urinary sodium-to-potassium ratio
with blood pressure, adjusting for the same covariates. Statistical analyses were conducted …

… of urinary Na/K as a risk factor for hypertension, irrespective of excretion levels of Na and K.
… in younger populations, may decrease the urinary Na/K and thereby prevent hypertension. …

… urea and similar BMI showed that the relation of urinary urea to blood pressure was not an
… interaction of urinary Na excretion with the relation of urinary urea to blood pressure status. …

… relation between blood pressure and 24-hour urinary sodium, both cross-sectionally and
longitudinally over time, we excluded 588 and 170 participants whose 24-hour urine collection …