Dietary salt intake is related to inflammation and albuminuria in primary hypertensive patients

YILMAZ R., AKOGLU H., ALTUN B., YILDIRIM T., ARICI M., ERDEM Y.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, vol.66, no.11, pp.1214-1218, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 66 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1038/ejcn.2012.110
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1214-1218
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: In this study, we hypothesized that dietary salt intake may be related with inflammation and albuminuria independently from blood pressure (BP) in non-diabetic hypertensive patients.