High Dietary Sodium, Measured Using Spot Urine Samples, is Associated with Higher Blood Pressure among Young Adults in Haiti

• Main Authors: Adrienne Clermont (Author), Vanessa Rouzier (Author), Jean Lookens Pierre (Author), Rodney Sufra (Author), Eliezer Dade (Author), Fabyola Preval (Author), Stephano St-Preux (Author), Marie Marcelle Deschamps (Author), Alexandra Apollon (Author), Kathryn Dupnik (Author), Miranda Metz (Author), Yanique Duffus (Author), Shalom Sabwa (Author), Lily D. Yan (Author), Myung Hee Lee (Author), Lawrence G. Palmer (Author), Linda M. Gerber (Author), Mark S. Pecker (Author), Samuel J. Mann (Author), Monika M. Safford (Author), Daniel W. Fitzgerald (Author), Jean W. Pape (Author), Margaret L. McNairy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Hypertension (HTN) is the leading cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor in Haiti and is likely driven by poverty-related social and dietary factors. Salt consumption in Haiti is hypothesized to be high but has never been rigorously quantified. Methods: We used spot urine samples from...