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Comparison of Salt Intake in Children to that of their Parents
Cotter, J; Cotter, MJ; Oliveira, P; Cunha, P; Torres, E; Polonia, JBackground: High salt intake has been related to increased blood pressure and cardiovascular events. Few studies evaluated daily salt consumption in children. Objective: To compare urinary sodium (UNa) excretion in children to that of their parents using the gold standard of 24-h collections. Methods: We prospectively collected 633 urine samples, mean UNa = 133 ± 37 mmol/day (7.7 ± 2.1 g of salt) from 326 child...
Arterial distensibility in subjects with white-coat hypertension with and witho...
Ribeiro, L; Gama, G; Santos, A; Asmar, R; Martins, L; Polonia, JObjective To determine whether diabetes, smoking and dyslipidaemia were associated with greater than normal stiffness of aortic walls in subjects with white-coat hypertension. Methods Arterial distensibility was assessed by automatic measurement of carotid-femoral PWV in 35 healthy normotensives, 46 white-coat hypertensives (WCH, clinic blood pressures > 140/90 mmHg, daytime blood pressures < 130/85 mmHg) and 8...