The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
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J Assoc Physicians India · Jun 2007
Dietary salt intake and hypertension in an urban south Indian population--[CURES - 53].
The aim of the study was to determine the mean dietary salt intake in urban south India and to look at its association with hypertension. ⋯ Intake of dietary salt in urban south India is higher than currently recommended. Increasing salt intake is associated with increased risk for hypertension even after adjusting for potential confounders. This calls for urgent steps to decrease salt consumption of the population at high risk.