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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-3-24
pubmed:abstractText
A population survey of blood pressure in St Lucia, West Indies has confirmed that high blood pressure constitutes an important public health problem. In common with other studies blood pressure was found to be significantly correlated with body weight, possibly by a primary effect on diastolic pressure. Blood pressure was also significantly correlated with casual urinary sodium/potassium and potassium/creatinine ratios in those under 45 years of age. This unexpected finding suggests that casual urinary electrolyte estimations may in some circumstances be a useful guide to intake, perhaps especially in populations with more stable intakes. An independent role of potassium in the aetiology of high blood pressure would have important public health implications.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0300-5771
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
372-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
Population study of blood pressure and associated factors in St Lucia, West Indies.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't