dc.contributor.author | Swanepoel, Bianca | |
dc.contributor.author | Schutte, Aletta E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Cockeran, Marike | |
dc.contributor.author | Wentzel-Viljoen, Edelweiss | |
dc.contributor.author | Steyn, Krisela | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-15T07:22:05Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-15T07:22:05Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Swanepoel, B. et al. 2016. Sodium and potassium intake in South Africa: an evaluation of 24-hour urine collections in a white, black, and Indian population. Journal of the American Society of Hypertension, 10(11):829-837. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jash.2016.08.007] | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1933-1711 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1878-7436 (Online) | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10394/23105 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1933171116304909 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jash.2016.08.007 | |
dc.description.abstract | Limited number of studies on salt intake has been conducted in the South Africa. The present study established the sodium and potassium excretion (24-hour urine collection) of three different South African populations. In total, 692 successful 24-hour urine collections were analyzed for sodium, potassium, and iodine levels. The median sodium and potassium excretion was 122.9 and 33.5 mmol/d, respectively, and the median salt intake was 7.2 g/d. The majority (92.8%) of the population did not meet the recommended potassium intake/d, and 65.6% consumed more than 6 g of salt/d. Potassium excretion showed a linear relationship with salt intake (P-trend ≤ .001). The median sodium-to-potassium ratio was 3.5. These findings support the South African government's sodium reduction legislation, as well as global initiatives. More consideration should be given to promoting the intake of potassium-rich foods, as this may have a greater public health impact than focusing only on dietary sodium reduction | |
dc.language | en | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | |
dc.subject | Hypertension | |
dc.subject | Potassium | |
dc.subject | Salt | |
dc.subject | Sodium | |
dc.subject | South Africa | |
dc.title | Sodium and potassium intake in South Africa: an evaluation of 24-hour urine collections in a white, black, and Indian population | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.contributor.researchID | 21102007 - Cockeran, Marike | |
dc.contributor.researchID | 10922180 - Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth | |
dc.contributor.researchID | 20546025 - Swanepoel, Bianca | |
dc.contributor.researchID | 10998497 - Wentzel-Viljoen, Edelweiss | |